Trump now wants three TV debates with Harris

Former US President Donald Trump He has his opponent in the election. Kamala Harris Suggested, Three TV duels in September To be implemented. Discussions must take place on September 4, 10 and 25 At broadcasters Fox News, NBC, ABC The Republican presidential candidate said Thursday at a short news conference at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, home that it would happen.

The dates have already been agreed with broadcasters. However, Trump said Vice President Harris's team still has to agree. “I don't know if they're going to agree,” the 78-year-old added.

Confusion about dates

But Trump did it in his speech. NBC And not ABC He was named as the anchor of the debate on September 10. The Trump team later noted that he had made a mistake. ABC The date of the tenth day was discussed.

That date is also set to be confirmed: ABC announced Thursday that the debate will take place on September 10. “Vice President Harris and former President Trump have confirmed they will attend,” the station said on Channel X.

from NBC The station Trump called the proposed debate on September 4. Fox News No confirmation yet.

Exchanging blows during televised debates

Days earlier, Trump and Harris’s team had been trading blows over the televised debates. Before incumbent President Joe Biden dropped out of the race — a result of the mental health controversy sparked by his disastrous televised duel with Trump in late June — a second duel was already scheduled for September 10 on ABC. It was agreed.

However, the Republican initially declined to run against Harris as the new Democratic presidential nominee on that date and instead proposed a debate on September 4 on the right-wing Fox News channel, which played into his hands. Harris’s campaign then accused Trump of being “scared” and wanting to “dodge” the debate.

Trump now wanted to refute this accusation by suggesting three debates.

Polls: Harris extends lead

Democratic presidential candidate Harris has increased her lead over Republican rival Donald Trump in a poll. According to an Ipsos poll conducted from Aug. 2-7 and released Thursday, Harris leads Trump 42 percent to 37 percent. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted July 22-23, she leads Trump 37 percent to 34 percent.

The national poll also found that just 4 percent of respondents now support independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., down from 10 percent in July. The online poll has a margin of error of about 3 percentage points. Reuters was not involved in the August poll. Vice President Harris is running for president on Nov. 5 with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Briefly summarized

• Donald Trump has proposed three televised duels with his election rival Kamala Harris.
• The debates are scheduled to be held on September 4, 10 and 25 on the radio stations. Fox News, NBC and ABC to speak.
• So far only September 10th date has been set.