Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has rejected Donald Trump's suggestion that the presidential debate be moved to Fox News, according to media reports on Sunday.
Trump, 78, and President Joe Biden had agreed in May to hold two presidential debates. The first, with CNN, took place in June, while the second, scheduled for Sept. 10, was due to be hosted by ABC News. But Biden withdrew the previous month, and Vice President Harris is therefore the declared Democratic presidential candidate for 2024.
The assessment was released ahead of Saturday, when Trump said he had accepted an offer from Fox News to debate Harris on Sept. 4, in what would be a departure from the planned format if reported by CBS News.
Trump said: “I have decided with Fox News to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th. The previous debate that was supposed to take place with sleepy Joe Biden on ABC is no longer possible. Bianchi is no longer a participant in a legal battle against ABC and George Slopadopoulos, therefore there is a conflict of interest.
Harris responded by using Platform X and declined Trump's invitation to the Fox News debate. “It's interesting how 'any time, any place' becomes 'a specific time, a specific safe space.' I'll be there on September 10th, as he agreed. I look forward to seeing him there,” Harris said.
Harris' campaign also reaffirmed its stance of adhering to ABC News' debate plan. They claimed that Trump was “running scared” and needed Fox News' help to avoid the scheduled debate with ABC News.
“She needs to stop playing games and show up for the debate she already committed to on Sept. 10,” Michael Tyler, Harris' campaign communications director, said, according to the report.
“The vice president will be there in one form or another to take advantage of the opportunity to speak to a national audience in prime time,” Tyler said, adding that the campaign is open to discussing more debates, but only after the one both campaigns have already agreed to takes place.
