Trump re-commits to debating Harris on ABC after backing out
Former President Donald Trump re-committed to a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC on Sept. 10, after backing out last week.
At a rare press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump added that he would participate in an additional debate on Sept. 25 on NBC, with a “fairly full agreement” in place, and also reiterated his support for a debate on Fox News on Sept. 4. In his remarks, Trump confused the dates for the ABC and NBC debates, though a spokesperson later clarified his comments.
Harris’ campaign previously agreed to ABC’s debate proposal after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race. But the vice president hasn’t agreed to either the Fox News date, which Trump had previously floated, or the NBC News debate, which Trump suggested for the first time on Thursday.
Trump’s reversal comes as the Republican nominee confronts Harris’ rising poll numbers and has privately expressed frustration with the status of his campaign in the wake of Harris’ ascension to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket. Trump’s comments appear to increase the odds that Harris and Trump will face each other on the debate stage before voters go to the polls this fall.
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