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The University of Notre Dame announced Monday it will withdraw from hosting the first presidential debate in September due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
The debate, scheduled for September 29, will now take place at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
"I am grateful to the many members of the University community who have devoted countless hours planning this event, and to the Commission on Presidential Debates leadership for their professionalism and understanding," said the Rev. John Jenkins, the president of Notre Dame, in a statement. "But in the end, the constraints the coronavirus pandemic put on the event -- as understandable and necessary as they are -- have led us to withdraw."
Read more https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/politics/presidential-debate-notre-dame-coronavirus/index.html
The debate, scheduled for September 29, will now take place at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
"I am grateful to the many members of the University community who have devoted countless hours planning this event, and to the Commission on Presidential Debates leadership for their professionalism and understanding," said the Rev. John Jenkins, the president of Notre Dame, in a statement. "But in the end, the constraints the coronavirus pandemic put on the event -- as understandable and necessary as they are -- have led us to withdraw."
Read more https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/politics/presidential-debate-notre-dame-coronavirus/index.html
