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President Trump participates in NBC News town hall in Miami

Both presidential candidates held town halls after second debate was cancelled

President Donald Trump listens to supporters during a campaign rally at Des Moines International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

NBC News hosted a live town hall with Republican presidential nominee President Donald Trump, moderated by Savannah Guthrie, on Thursday night.

Joe Biden participated in a simultaneous town hall Thursday night on ABC.

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AP: Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden tonight after debate plan nixed

President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden competed for TV audiences in dueling town halls instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned.

The two took questions in different cities on different networks Thursday night: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia. Trump backed out of plans for the presidential faceoff originally scheduled for the evening after debate organizers shifted the format to a virtual event following Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis.

As the pace of the campaign speeds up in its final weeks, the two candidates took care of other electoral necessities Thursday: Trump had a midday rally in battleground North Carolina, and Biden raised campaign cash at a virtual event.

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