Biden Plans To Accept Democratic Nomination Remotely
![Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech in Wilmington, Del., on July 28. The campaign announced Wednesday he would not travel to Milwaukee for the Democratic convention.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/08/05/gettyimages-1227818493_wide-a756833bea4cd98e6adc4ce81428a456ecaf104a.jpg?s=600)
The former vice president and presidential candidate will not travel to Milwaukee for the convention because of the coronavirus pandemic — and neither will any other convention speakers.
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