Will Donald Trump Debate Kamala Harris on ABC in September? What We Know So Far

Before President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor, Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to a showdown. That’s when everything changed.

Now the public is wondering: Will the previously scheduled presidential debate still happen? Will the public get a chance to see Harris and Trump — who have already appeared? public harassment On Mutually — compete on the national stage for political office?

Here’s what we know — and don’t know — about the Harris-Trump presidential debate.

It is possible.

Harris, who has quickly become the presumptive Democratic nominee, has yet to weigh in on the debate, while Trump has appeared undecided since Biden ended his reelection bid.

Trump expressed hesitation in a series of Truth Social posts, noting he didn’t know who he would debate after Biden withdrew and calling for the debates to be hosted by right-wing network Fox News. The original debate was to be hosted by ABC.

In an interview with CBS, Trump said: “I think whoever it is, I would like to debate him. Sure.”

The next Trump vs. Biden debate was scheduled to air on ABC on September 10.

It was supposed to be moderated by ABC World news tonight presenter David Muir and ABC Prime Live News presenter Linsey Davis. ABC had not issued any updates by time of publication.

Jason Miller, a senior member of the Trump campaign team, said NBC There would “certainly” be another debate. But at least one other GOP source has expressed skepticism.

As you can see, everything is in motion now.

About a week ago, Harris and Trump’s vice presidential nominee, Sen. J.D. Vance (R., Ohio), were in the process of picking potential dates for a vice presidential debate. Now that Harris is running for president, a Harris-Vance debate seems off the table.

During his first solo speech as vice presidential candidate in Ohio on Monday, Vance expressed disappointment that he would not ultimately be able to debate Harris.

“I was told I would be debating Kamala Harris,” Vance said. “And now President Trump is going to debate her?”

In 2020, Harris’ debate with then-Trump vice presidential candidate Mike Pence lasted 90 minutes and was largely forgettable (as is typical for vice presidential debates). A recap from BBC He said then that both candidates had their good moments and their stumbles.

One point of contention was Pence’s tendency to drown out or interrupt Harris, the first black vice presidential candidate, and Susan Page, the moderator.

“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking,” Harris said. he said at one point. “If you don’t mind me finishing, we can talk.”

Biden’s indigent performance during the June 27 debate with Trump in Atlanta was reportedly the reason for his withdrawal from the race.

Many outlets called it a “show”disastrous“Democrats have expressed doubts about whether the incumbent president is fit to serve another term.

Meanwhile, trump card he used emotionally charged rhetoric, exaggerated, and at times lost control of himself.

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