Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted only one of former President Donald Trump’s three debate requests, despite previously accusing him of avoiding debates.
Trump announced the agreed-upon debate dates during a press conference, stating they will take place on September 4, September 10, and September 25, involving various media networks.
“All of that being said, I think it’s very important to have debates. And we’ve agreed with Fox on a date of September 4th. We’ve agreed with NBC, fairly full agreement subject to them, on September 10th. And we’ve agreed with ABC on September 25th. So we have those three dates. So we have September 4th, September 10th, and September 25th,” Trump said.
“We have spoken to the heads of the network, and it’s all been confirmed, other than some fairly minor details. Audience, some location, which city would we put it into, but all things that will be settled very easily, very, I think it will be very easy. The other side has to agree to the terms. They may or may not agree.”
Harris confirmed her participation in the debate scheduled for September 10 via a social media post, expressing her anticipation.
Although she had pressured Trump to accept the debate terms he discussed with President Biden, the Trump Campaign indicated that Harris would need to negotiate her own terms, as her participation was not part of the original primary agreement.
“I hear that Donald Trump has finally committed to debating me on September 10,” Harris wrote. “I look forward to that.”
It remains uncertain whether this debate format will differ from the previous CNN debate between Trump and Biden.
