According to Trump’s staff, when the first debate is held on September 16, “over 1 million Americans will have likely voted” and when the final debate is held on October 9, “approximately 8.7 million Americans will have already voted.”
After he refused to debate any of his Republican primary opponents, former President Donald Trump’s campaign is asking the body responsible for presidential debates to move the contests forward in the election cycle.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced there will be three meetings between Trump and President Joe Biden, but according to a letter sent to the commission by Trump campaign co-managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, the date’s they’ve selected will leave millions of Americans without the benefit of seeing a debate before they’ve cast a ballot.
