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It would be fair to say both men lost. America lost. The major take away from the debate was dire: Trump essentially reaffirmed that he will not accept the results of the elections if it goes against him when all ballots are counted.

In fact, he even seemed to suggest that all ballots should not or need not be counted while appearing to give a call of arms to racist militias to intervene in the election process. Asked to condemn white supremacy and militia groups, Trump initially said "Sure" and wanted the host Chris Wallace and Biden to name a group, but when presented with Proud Boys, a violent, racist, pro-Trump group, his response was: "Proud Boys? Stand back and stand by," before complaining about antifa and the left and blaming them for violence.

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The latest effort from senior campaign surrogates and West Wing staff comes after the White House physician cleared Trump to resume public activity , but declined to say when the President's last negative test took place.

With the backing of their health advisers, the commission had announced Thursday morning that -- because Trump had recently tested positive for Covid -- the debate that was scheduled for Miami this week would be held virtually, with the two candidates appearing from remote locations.

But Trump swiftly rejected that plan, saying he would not show up. As a result, the President's campaign and Biden's campaign have scrambled to set up dueling town hall events in recent days as a way to still reach voters in the final stretch of the election.

Read More. The former vice president's campaign and ABC announced the event the same day that the commission said the second debate would be virtual, and have made their commitment to the network town hall known even as the Trump campaign has pushed for a new debate schedule.

Trump's team, meanwhile, is in talks with NBC about a town hall, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning. The event is conditioned on the President testing negative for the coronavirus, the sources said.

That town hall will likely be in an outdoor setting in Miami, just like the one NBC recently hosted with Biden, the sources added. But even as the Trump campaign plans for a network town hall event, campaign surrogates continue to mount a forceful push for an in-person debate. The President's son, Eric Trump, echoed his father's push to reschedule, saying on ABC's "This Week" that his father "wants to stand on the stage with his opponent.