Trump-Biden debate schedule thrown into chaos

President Donald Trump says he will refuse to take part in a virtual debate (Alex Brandon/AP)

The US election campaign’s final debates between Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were thrown into uncertainty on Thursday as the two rival camps offered conflicting proposals for the remaining face-offs that have been upended by the president’s coronavirus infection.

The chair of the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates told The Associated Press the final debate, scheduled for October 22, was still slated to go on with both candidates present as planned.