Sources: U-M to withdraw from hosting October presidential debate
Source: Detroit Free Press
The University of Michigan is withdrawing from hosting a presidential debate between Republican incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, sources told the Detroit Free Press. The official announcement is expected to come Tuesday.
U-M is making the move because of concerns of bringing the campaigns, media and supporters of both candidates to Ann Arbor and campus during a pandemic, two sources with direct knowledge of the move told the Free Press. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak on behalf of the university.
U-M had been scheduled to host the second debate of the cycle on Oct. 15 and had been planning a wide range of events and education around it.
U-M spokesman Rick Fitzgerald told the Free Press he had no information to share on any such news. Officials with the Commission on Presidential Debates were unable to be reached for comment.
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Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2020/06/22/u-m-withdraw-hosting-october-presidential-debate/3239836001/
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They don't want Trump sending more infected staffers?
