US presidential candidate Trump has now agreed to a televised debate with his Democratic opponent Harris. The debate is scheduled to air on ABC on September 10.
Former US President Donald Trump has suggested that his presidential rival Kamala Harris hold three televised debates in September. The Republican presidential candidate said at a short press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that the debates should be held on September 4, 10 and 25 on Fox News, NBC and ABC.
The date is set for September 10th.
ABC announced that Harris and Trump have agreed to a televised duel on September 10. The second duel between Trump and President Joe Biden was originally scheduled for that date. But after his dismal performance in the first duel with Trump, Biden decided not to run again, and Democrats then chose Vice President Harris as their running mate.
Trump had initially declined to run against Harris on that date, instead proposing a debate on September 4 on the right-wing Fox News channel, which played into his hands. The Harris campaign then accused Trump of “playing games,” “fear” and trying to “suck out” of the debate. Trump apparently wanted to refute that accusation by proposing three debates.
Trump did not offer specific conditions, such as whether there would be an audience. The news conference was his first public appearance since Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday.
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