Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduced late Friday that he has agreed to debate Democratic nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris on September 4.
“I’ve agreed with Fox Information to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th,” Trump posted on his Reality Social platform. Nonetheless, it stays unclear if Harris has agreed to the controversy.
Trump’s announcement got here simply hours after Harris secured the Democratic Celebration’s presidential nomination for the upcoming November presidential election.
LEADERSHIP stories that the political panorama shifted dramatically on July 21 when President Joe Biden, 81, withdrew his candidacy as a result of rising considerations about his age and declining ballot numbers, subsequently endorsing Harris. Biden’s resolution adopted a poor debate efficiency in opposition to Trump on CNN earlier in June.
Initially, a second Trump-Biden debate had been scheduled for September 10 on ABC tv. This occasion is anticipated to proceed with Harris changing Biden, though Trump’s spokesman Steven Cheung just lately acknowledged it was “inappropriate” to finalise the date earlier than Harris was formally made the Democratic nominee.
In his submit, Trump offered particulars in regards to the debate, noting that it might be held earlier than a full viewers with moderators from Fox Information.
