U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he would participate in the second presidential debate set for next week, despite receiving a coronavirus diagnosis.
"I am looking forward to the debate on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 15, in Miami. It will be great!" he tweeted.
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His remark was made one day after his campaign communications director, Tim Murtaugh, told Fox News that the American President intends to debate with the Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The debate is set to take place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida next October, 15.
On his part, Biden said on Tuesday that the second presidential debate should not be held if Trump is still infected with coronavirus, stressing that he would base his participation in the debate upon recommendations from medical experts.
"Well, I think if he still has Covid, we shouldn't have a debate," Biden told reporters in Maryland. "I think we're gonna have to follow very strict guidelines. Too many people have been infected and it's a very serious problem."
He continued: "And so I'll be guided by the guidelines of the Cleveland Clinic, and what the docs say is the right thing to do -- if and when he shows up for debate."
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)[/caption]
It is worth mentioning that, the third debate is scheduled for Oct. 22 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Last Friday, Trump revealed that he and first lady Melania tested positive for the virus, hours after Hope Hicks, one of his closest aides tested positive for COVID-19.
He left Walter Reed Medical Center Monday and will continue treatment at the White House.
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