Trump claimed in a name with reporters that he wished to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, however he didn’t need the talk to be aired on ABC. This appeared like an try by Trump to alter the community or withdraw from the talk.
Lisa Desjardins of PBS Newshour wrote:
Former President Trump stated in a cellphone interview with reporters that he was dedicated to a debate with Vice President Harris however was not enthusiastic about ABC as the talk moderator. He additionally stated he was prepared to have multiple debate.
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Trump stated throughout a name with reporters:
– He desires to debate Harris, however not on ABC
– Wouldn’t have modified his VP alternative if he’d recognized Biden was out
– Criticism of Harris focuses on two issues: crime and the border
Trump solely answered six questions, three of which got here from the Murdoch media “Wall Avenue Journal”, “Fox Information”, “New York Publish”, “The Every day Caller”, “Politico” and Breitbart Information.
That Donald Trump will not reply any questions from the target media speaks volumes about his state of affairs on this election.
Trump has complained about ABC since Harris entered the race. Given his historical past of criticizing the community over time and utilizing these criticisms to skip debates, it will definitely be in character for him to attempt to withdraw from a scheduled debate on ABC. Trump has beforehand stated he would solely be prepared to have extra debates in the event that they had been held on networks corresponding to Fox Information and Newsmax.
To date in 2024, Trump has refused to debate anybody youthful than him, so it will likely be attention-grabbing to see whether or not he can discover some excuse to keep away from debating Vice President Harris. He’s slightly ahead of the former president.
