Watch key moments from the dueling Trump and Biden town halls

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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Biden did stick around for at least half an hour after the debate and continued answering questions from the audience. ABC News showed Biden's afterparty while its contributors related their own highlights of the event. And CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale quickly ran through some of the night's biggest whoppers. You can watch that below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.