The second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was supposed to be held last night but it was cancelled because Mr Trump refused to participate in a virtual debate.
Instead, the two candidates took part in separate, televised town hall events on competing TV networks at the same time.
Donald Trump appeared on NBC.
He faced tough questions from moderator Savannah Guthrie and we learned far more than we would have from a traditional debate.
The president was asked for details of his last negative Covid-19 test prior to his diagnosis.
He said he was unsure if he had undergone a test the day of the last presidential debate.
"Possibly I did, possibly I didn’t," Mr Trump said, adding that he gets "tested all the time".
The president's doctors have not confirmed if he suffered lung damage or had pneumonia as a result of the coronavirus. Last night, the patient offered a little more detail.
"They said the lungs are perhaps a little bit different, a little bit infected," Mr Trump said.
The president was more definitive when asked to condemn white supremacists, saying that he denounces them.
However, he would not condemn the controversial Q-Anon conspiracy theory group.
"I know nothing about it, I do know they are very much against paedophilia, they fight it very hard," Mr Trump said.
Asked about a controversial retweet, he said he was just putting it out there and leaving it up to people to decide for themselves.
"I don't get that. You're the president. You're not, like, someone's crazy uncle who can just retweet whatever!" Savannah Guthrie replied.
President Trump once again cast doubt on the security of mail-in ballots and was asked if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election.
"Yes, I will. But I want it to be an honest election, and so does everybody else," he said.
On his tax returns, the president accused the New York Times of obtaining his financial records illegally and defended his debts of $400 million.
He said he was underleveraged and that the figure was a tiny percentage of his net worth, describing the amount as "a peanut".
Over on ABC, Joe Biden was taking part in a competing town hall event.
He was asked if he would "pack the Supreme Court" if he wins the election - add additional justices to change the court's ideological make-up.
It is a controversial issue on which both Mr Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have refused to give straight answers.
"I have not been a fan of court packing. I'm not a fan," he said at last night's town hall event.
But he was pressed by the ABC moderator, George Stephanopoulos, if he would be open to expanding the court if the US senate confirms Donald Trump's nominee.
"I'm open to considering what happens from that point on," Mr Biden said.
The impromptu town hall events lacked a face-to-face showdown but they may have been a blessing in disguise, with both candidates undergoing forensic questioning rather than the interrupting and insults that dominated the first debate.
But normal service will resume next week, when the final presidential debate takes place in Nashville.
