“Joe Biden on Monday said he is open next week to debating President Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was hospitalized over the weekend — if it is deemed safe to do so. ‘If the scientists say that it’s safe and the distances are safe, then I think that’s fine,’ Biden told reporters before boarding his plane to campaign in Florida. ‘I’ll do whatever the experts say is the appropriate thing to do.” Trump 2020 communications director Tim Murtaugh said Monday that Mr. Trump intends to debate on October 15″ – CBS News.