By Ted Johnson Univision’s Jorge Ramos has backed out of his planned role as one of the moderators of Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate because of possible exposure to the coronavirus, and the event itself has been moved from Phoenix to CNN’s studios in Washington, D.C., the network said on Thursday.
Sunday’s presidential debate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders already had changed considerably over fears of the spread of the virus.
Plans for a studio audience, a spin room and a press filing center were dropped for the Phoenix event. Ramos has not shown any symptoms and has been cleared by medical professionals, but decided to step aside “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a Democratic National Committee spokesperson.
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