Biden Wants to Ban Presidential Debate Audiences

President Joe Biden’s campaign demanded a ban on audiences during the proposed presidential debates with former President Donald Trump.

The demand appears to be designed to reduce the risk of any Biden protestors attending the event. Anti-Israel protestors often appear at Biden’s public events.

In a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates, the Biden campaign said it was providing notice that it would not participate in commission debates. The campaign said Biden would only participate in network debates.

The Trump campaign has yet to sign off on Biden’s proposal.

“The Commission’s model of building huge spectacles with large audiences at great expense simply isn’t necessary or conducive to good debates,” the Biden campaign wrote: