Wednesday night's vice presidential debate looked a little bit different to what viewers are typically used to seeing from such an event.
In accordance with heightened safety measures amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, Sen. Kamala Harris and vice president Mike Pence were separated by a see-through plexiglass barrier and seated 12 feet away from one another on stage at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
According to The Associated Press, Harris's team requested that plexiglass be used after President Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Oct.
1, just days after his presidential debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Pence's team, meanwhile, insisted they were not medically necessary.
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