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Sickened with COVID-19, Trump Rejects Remote Debate and Plans New Rallies

HeadlineOct 09, 2020

President Trump said Thursday he’s planning to resume in-person campaigning as early as Saturday with a rally in Florida — even though he remains sick with COVID-19 at the White House and may still be contagious. Trump also rejected a proposal Thursday by the Commission on Presidential Debates to have Trump and Biden join next Thursday’s debate from separate remote locations. But late Thursday, Trump’s campaign manager reversed course, saying Trump does want to debate Biden after all. 

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