Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he agreed with Fox News to debate Kamala Harris on September 4th in Pennsylvania.
“I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th. The Debate was previously scheduled against Sleepy Joe Biden on ABC, but has been terminated in that Biden will no longer be a participant, and I am in litigation against ABC Network and George Slopadopoulos, thereby creating a conflict of interest. The FoxNews Debate will be held in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at a site in an area to be determined,” Trump said.
“The Moderators of the Debate will be Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, and the Rules will be similar to the Rules of my Debate with Sleepy Joe, who has been treated horribly by his Party – BUT WITH A FULL ARENA AUDIENCE!” he added.
“My father already did a debate with Fake News CNN, so is Kamala going to accept the debate with Fox News? Or is she going to be a coward and back out?” Donald Trump Jr. questioned.
My father already did a debate with Fake News CNN, so is Kamala going to accept the debate with Fox News?
Or is she going to be a coward and back out? pic.twitter.com/NnIyvcUAQS
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 3, 2024
Per ABC News:
However, the invitation to the ABC News debate — which Trump and Biden accepted in May — still remains open and Harris said last week she would attend.
“Donald Trump is running scared and trying to back out of the debate he already agreed to and running straight to Fox News to bail him out. He needs to stop playing games and show up to the debate he already committed to on Sept 10,” Harris campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement. “The Vice President will be there one way or the other to take the opportunity to speak to a prime time national audience. We’re happy to discuss further debates after the one both campaigns have already agreed to. Mr. Anytime, anywhere, anyplace should have no problem with that unless he’s too scared to show up on the 10th.”
ADVERTISEMENTThe Harris campaign has not accepted the Fox debate and no further details have been released.
BREAKING: Harris is refusing to debate President Trump because the next debate is set to be on Fox News.
This comes after President Trump debated Biden on CNN, agreeing with the rules they put forward.
Harris is chickening out because she knows she won’t get special treatment… pic.twitter.com/sFEtZa2ZuL
— I Meme Therefore I Am
(@ImMeme0) August 3, 2024
“Kamala Harris is refusing to debate Trump on Fox News. Fact Check—Trump never agreed to debate Kamala Harris. He agreed to debate Joe Biden, which he did on CNN, which might as well be labeled a Democrat super PAC. Kamala is terrified of being revealed as the con artist she is,” Charlie Kirk commented.
BREAKING: Kamala Harris is refusing to debate Trump on Fox News.
Fact Check—Trump never agreed to debate Kamala Harris. He agreed to debate Joe Biden, which he did on CNN, which might as well be labeled a Democrat super PAC.
Kamala is terrified of being revealed as the con… https://t.co/ftyU9qL41b
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 3, 2024
Reuters reports:
Recent polls show a tight contest between Harris and Trump, who had enjoyed a bigger lead over Biden after the first debate.
ABC News could not confirm any details on whether Harris could appear solo if Trump did not join, a spokesperson said.
Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump’s proposal for the debate on Fox came right after the Democratic National Committee launched an advertising campaign on Friday taunting him by saying “the convicted felon is afraid to debate” and questioning whether that is due to his stance on abortion.
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