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Biden’s Virginia State Debate Cancellation Caught Many Off Guard, Wilder, Aird and Warner React

When President Joe Biden announced on May 15 that he was withdrawing from two debates, one of which included a debate at a Virginia HBCU, Virginia State University, it surprised many in Virginia.

That debate was scheduled to take place on Oct. 1 according to an announcement by VSU and the Commission on Presidential Debates.

On the same day Biden withdrew and upended the Commissions plans, it was announced that the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns had agreed to a debate June 27 hosted by CNN and the second debate on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — with no mention of whether Virginia State University could serve as a possible location.

“Virginia State made history as the first HBCU to ever be selected to hold a presidential debate. Biden and Trump should stick to the plan and head to Virginia for a debate,” wrote U.S. Senator Mark Warner on social media on May 15.