The general-election debate schedule was announced seven months (Sept. 23, 2015) before the NFL released its 2016 regular-season schedule (April).

But since Trump and people who support him hate facts, they deny this.

Anyway, here are some other Presidential debates that conflicted with major (playoff) sporting events.

The difference in these ones is that there were no whiny little bitches running:

1984 Reagan/Mondale Debates -Sunday, October 7th, 1984

Baseball Playoffs - Game 5 of the NLCS: Chicago Cubs/San Diego Padres

1988 Bush/Dukakis Debates -Wednesday, October 5th, 1988 (vice presidential) Baseball Playoffs - Game 1 of the ALCS: Oakland Athletics/Boston Red Sox

1992 Clinton/Bush/Perot Debates

-Sunday October 11, 1992 Baseball Playoffs - Game 5 NLCS: Atlanta Braves/Pittsburgh Pirates

-Tuesday October 13, 1992 (vice presidential)' Baseball Playoffs - Game 6 NLCS: Atlanta Braves/Pittsburgh Pirates

1996 Clinton/Dole Debates

-October 16, 1996 Baseball Playoffs - Game 6 NLCS: St. Louis Cardinals/Atlanta Braves

2000 Bush/Gore Debates

-October 11, 2000 Baseball Playoffs - Game 2 ALCS: Seattle Mariners/New York Yankees Baseball Playoffs - Game 1 NLCS: New York Mets/St. Louis Cardinals=

-October 17, 2000 Baseball Playoffs - Game 6 ALCS: Seattle Mariners/New York Yankees

2004 Bush/Kerry Debates

-October 13, 2004 Baseball Playoffs - Game 2 ALCS: Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees

2008 Obama/McCain Debates

-October 15, 2008 Baseball Playoffs - Game 5 NLCS: Philadelphia Phillies/Los Angeles Dodgers

2012 Obama/Romney Debates

-October 16, 2012 Baseball Playoffs - Game 3 ALCS: New York Yankees/Detroit Tigers

-October 22, 2012 Baseball Playoffs - Game 7 NLCS: St. Louis Cardinals/San Francisco Giants