Trump and Biden Will Not Shake Hands at First 2020 Presidential Debate, Commission Rules

Students participate in a rehearsal for the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 28, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images

There will be no handshakes or mask-wearing at the first 2020 presidential debate on Tuesday night, just over a month before the Nov. 3 general election.

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a self-described nonpartisan commission that arranges the debates, said that there will be no handshakes between President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, and debate moderator Chris Wallace, reported Fox News. All three individuals will also not be wearing masks.