President Joe Biden is casting doubt on his fitness to serve another four years in a new interview days before he leaves office after one term.

(AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)SALT LAKE CITY – There were three participants in the vice presidential debate: Republican Mike Pence, Democrat Kamala Harris and the plexiglass between them. Sen. Harris' team requested plexiglass be used after President Donald Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly after his first presidential debate against Democrat Joe Biden last week in Cleveland. Other reminders that these are not normal times for a vice presidential debate: 20 chairs for guests were spaced roughly 6 feet (1.8 meters) apart in the debate hall, a performing arts center on the University of Utah campus. Pence’s guests in the debate hall were meant to convey a “law and order” message that has been a centerpiece of the Trump campaign. Before the debate, dozens of Trump and Pence supporters stood on the street outside waving flags and chanting, some holding anti-abortion signs.

Two more presidential debates and the vice presidential debate will be held in October. The vice presidential debate is scheduled Oct. 7 at the University of Utah, between Vice President Mike Pence and Biden’s running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris. The second presidential debate is planned for Oct. 15 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page will moderate the vice-presidential debate event. NBC’s Kristen Welker will moderate the final presidential debate.