Donald Trump Will Debate Kamala Harris on ABC on Sept. 10
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will meet for a debate on ABC on Sept. 10, after the former president said Thursday that he would like to do three debates next month.
Only the ABC debate has been confirmed by all parties. Speaking at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Trump said he would debate Harris on Fox, NBC and ABC in September.
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“We have spoken to the heads of the networks and it’s all been confirmed, other than some fairly minor details,” he said. “The other side has to agree to the terms. They may or may not agree.”
ABC News confirmed that both candidates are set to appear at its debate on Sept. 10.
A person familiar with the matter says NBC News has been in touch with both campaigns about a range of dates, including September 25. Fox News did not comment.
Harris has agreed to one debate.
“I hear that Donald Trump has finally committed to debating me on September 10,” she said on X on Thursday afternoon. “I look forward to it.”
Trump originally agreed to debate President Biden on ABC on Sept. 10, but withdrew that commitment after Biden dropped out of the race. The Harris campaign charged that Trump was “too scared” to debate, and said that Harris would show up whether he was there or not.
“Since he talks the talk, he should walk the walk and – as Vice President Harris said earlier this week – say it to her face on September 10,” said co-chair Cedric Richmond on Aug. 2. “She’ll be there waiting to see if he’ll show up.”
In a statement on Thursday, ABC said that both candidates are now on board.
“ABC News will host qualifying presidential candidates to debate on September 10 on ABC,” an ABC spokesperson said. “Vice President Harris and former President Trump have both confirmed they will attend the ABC debate.”
When he withdrew from the ABC debate, Trump said he would debate Harris on Fox on Sept. 4. In his remarks Thursday, he said he would still do that date, as well as a debate on NBC on Sept. 10 and ABC on Sept. 25.
Harris has not agreed to debate on Fox, and referred to it as a “safe space” for Trump in a post on X last week.
Trump also floated the possibility of a vice presidential debate on CBS. A person familiar said that the network has reached out to both sides about potential presidential and vice presidential debates, but that nothing is confirmed.
Brian Steinberg contributed to this story.
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