Trump to Do Another Town Hall Next Week With Sinclair Broadcast Group

By Mary Anne R. First Posted: Oct 17, 2020 04:56 AM EDT

President Donald Trump will do another town hall on Oct. 21. This time the event will be hosted by the Sinclair Broadcast Group.

The town hall event will take place at the White House, and it will include an interview with Trump, and audience members can ask him questions. "America This Week" host and former Fox News host, Eric Bolling, will moderate the event.

As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, Bolling said in a statement that this election is one of the most important events in modern history, adding that voters are still looking for insights.

"We aim to give Sinclair viewers the answers to their most burning questions and look forward to getting a detailed view on what the next four years would look like under President Trump," Bolling noted.

Sinclair Broadcast Group said the same town hall event was offered to Democratic presidential bet Joe Biden. Scott Livingston, Sinclair's Senior Vice President of news, said that Biden has a standing open invitation to join them whenever it is most convenient for him.

Livingston noted that it could be on "America This Week" or in an interview with one of the many numerous stations they have. He added that they have been in touch with Biden's team, hoping that they will be able to feature him and present his policy positions to the voters.

The town hall event that Trump will participate in will start at 8 p.m. The broadcast company is set to air the event across all its CW and MyNet stations, which operate in 55 local markets nationwide.

In addition to these television stations, the town hall event will also be broadcasted on the Sinclair station websites.

Topics for third presidential debate released

Meanwhile, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has released the topics for the third and final presidential debate that will be held in Nashville on Oct. 22.

Issues that will be discussed during the 90-minute event are COVID-19, climate change, national security, race in America, leadership, and American families.

Earlier this month, Trump and his campaign team refused to participate in the second presidential debate last Oct. 15 due to being in a virtual format, saying it is not acceptable.

The president's side said that holding the debate virtually is unnecessary, as Trump has already posted different negative tests before the debate.

CPD said under the virtual format, the two presidential hopefuls would have participated from "separate remote locations."

Kate Bedingfield, who is Biden's campaign manager, said that Biden was prepared to accept the CPD's proposal, but Trump refused. Thus, the president and his rival Biden instead held town halls on different networks at the same time.

The first presidential debate was held a few days after the president announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.

According to a Forbes report, Trump was likely already infected with COVID-19 during the debate. Biden has so far tested negative for the disease.

The event came under fire due to the fact that Trump did not undergo COVID-19 testing before the debate. After Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis, the vice-presidential debate was done with additional health precautions.