How to stream the Biden and Trump town halls
Instead of a virtual debate between the presidential candidates as originally planned, Joe Biden and Donald Trump are holding dueling town hall events Thursday.
Biden's town hall will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET, while Trump's is scheduled at the same time on NBC. Trump refused to attend the Commission on Presidential Debates' second debate, which was moved to an online format after he was hospitalized with coronavirus.
For those trying to watch without traditional TV access, Biden's 90-minute event, held in Philadelphia, is available to stream through the ABC News Live app and channel. That's accessible through Hulu, Roku, YouTube TV, Amazon Fire devices, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Xumo, and Sling TV.
ABC will also stream Biden's event on Facebook, Twitter, ABCNews.com and the ABC News and ABC mobile apps for Android and iOS devices. ABC News' YouTube page will also stream live, and you can set a reminder for it.
While you can't watch both events live, you can flip between networks. Trump's town hall, with questions from Florida voters, will be held at an outdoor venue in Miami. To stream it, you'll need to download the NBC livestream app to your devices. It's compatible on Android devices, Android TV, Apple TV, Echo Show, Amazon Fire devices, iOS devices, iPhone and iPad, Roku, Samsung TV, Vizio TV, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
You can also go to NBC's website, where the livestream will be available, or to the NBC News YouTube page.
Both live, televised events start at 8 p.m. ET Thursday.
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