NBC decided to schedule a town hall with President Trump at exactly the same times as a previously scheduled ABC town hall with Democratic nominee Joe Biden on the night they were supposed to have held their second presidential debate. The network got a lot of flak for that decision, and afterward NBC News cut together the two events to make a virtual 5-minute debate of sorts between the two candidates.
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