The US presidential debate schedule appeared finalized on Thursday. Kamala Harris‘s campaign claimed that Donald Trump’s team agreed to three debates: two presidential and one vice presidential. “The debate about debates is over,” said Michael Tyler, Harris’s communications director.
However, the Trump campaign disputes this. They argue that only one debate between the presidential candidates, scheduled for September 10 on ABC News, is confirmed.
Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, countered, “President Trump will participate in debates with Fox News, ABC, and NBC/Telemundo.Senator Vance will debate Tim Walz twice—on September 18 with CNN and October 1 with CBS. If Harris and Walz don’t show, it will show their weakness,” reported the News Republic.
Trump had previously been uncertain about debating Harris but eventually proposed three debates. Harris accepted the ABC and CBS invitations but declined the Fox News debate.
Complicating matters, Vance suggested holding two vice presidential debates, with one overlapping with Trump’s hush-money trial sentencing.
The Trump campaign suggests that Democrats are trying to avoid committing to the October debate until they see Harris’s performance in September. Leavitt hinted that Trump might use Harris’s connection to ABC executive Dana Walden as a reason to skip the September debate.
With both sides accusing each other of dodging debates, the situation remains uncertain, and the final debate schedule is still up in the air.
However, the Trump campaign disputes this. They argue that only one debate between the presidential candidates, scheduled for September 10 on ABC News, is confirmed.
Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, countered, “President Trump will participate in debates with Fox News, ABC, and NBC/Telemundo.Senator Vance will debate Tim Walz twice—on September 18 with CNN and October 1 with CBS. If Harris and Walz don’t show, it will show their weakness,” reported the News Republic.
Trump had previously been uncertain about debating Harris but eventually proposed three debates. Harris accepted the ABC and CBS invitations but declined the Fox News debate.
Complicating matters, Vance suggested holding two vice presidential debates, with one overlapping with Trump’s hush-money trial sentencing.
The Trump campaign suggests that Democrats are trying to avoid committing to the October debate until they see Harris’s performance in September. Leavitt hinted that Trump might use Harris’s connection to ABC executive Dana Walden as a reason to skip the September debate.
With both sides accusing each other of dodging debates, the situation remains uncertain, and the final debate schedule is still up in the air.