Vice President Kamala Harris challenged former Republican President Donald Trump to a one-on-one debate Tuesday night, then criticized him for refusing to do so.
Since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, Trump has repeatedly vowed to debate Harris, but warned of concerns about ABC News hosting the debate. Harris appeared on stage at a campaign rally in Atlanta to tell supporters about her plans as the party's new presidential candidate.
Before taking on Trump in the debate, the vice president specifically criticized the former president and his running mate, Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio. (Related article: Trump says he will “absolutely” debate Kamala Harris, and that there will be “more than one” debate.)
“So, here's the thing. Here's the interesting part,” Harris said. “He's not doing the debates, but it seems like he and his running mate have a lot to say about me.”
“By the way, don't you think some of the things they're saying are just bizarre? Donald, I hope you'll reconsider meeting me on the debate stage. As the saying goes, 'If you have something to say, say it to my face!'” Harris exclaimed.
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Harris was quickly endorsed by the president and Democratic lawmakers after Biden gave up his reelection bid on July 21, and last week secured enough delegates to clinch the provisional nomination. In a July 23 call with reporters, Trump said he would “absolutely” debate the vice president, emphasizing that he intends to debate multiple times.
ABC News Previously set Trump called on the network to host the second presidential debate between Biden and Trump on September 10th. Social Media Posts It will be broadcast on Fox News instead.
“A debate with the worst president in the history of the United States, the villainous Joe Biden, was scheduled to air in September on Fake News ABC, home of George Slopadopolos,” Trump wrote. “No surprise Joe has dropped out of the race. Whoever the Radical Left Democrats choose, I believe the debate should be on Fox News, not the highly biased ABC.”
During the period interview During an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday night, Trump reiterated how he would debate Harris, saying the debate should take place before “the voting begins.”
“The answer is yes, we will probably have debates eventually. In fact, I think the debates should happen before the voting starts,” Trump said.
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