Commission Stands Firm on Debate Schedule

The Commission on Presidential Debates rejected complaints from the Trump campaign about the upcoming presidential debate schedule, saying that the first debate will remain on Sept. 16.

“As it always does, the CPD considered multiple factors in selecting debate dates in order to make them accessible by the American public,” the commission said in a statement Wednesday, reports NBC News.

“These factors include religious and federal holidays, early voting, and the dates on which individual states close their ballots,” it added.

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