The candidate wrote on his Twitter account that he had agreed with the network to debate Harris on September 4 after she secured the necessary votes to be appointed. Democratic Party candidate towards the November elections. However, Harris’s communications director He came out and accused him of unilaterally changing the date and place.
US Elections: Kamala Harris’ team’s response to Donald Trump
According to Michael Tyler, Trump “has not kept his word” and has unilaterally changed the date and location of the presidential debate.
At the same time, he said that the Republican must “stop his games” and respect what was previously agreed with President Joe Biden when he was the Democratic candidate for the White House and was running for office September 10 on ABC to hold the debate.
The truth is that the US president He abandoned his aspiration to be a candidate for reelection last month amid concerns about his health. His decision to withdraw came after his debate against Trump in June.
Donald Trump had refused to debate with Kamala Harris
Before Joe Biden withdrew from the race, a second debate was scheduled for September 10 on ABC. After it was announced that he would not continue to challenge Trump, it was expected to be held on that date but with Harris as the opponent, however, a spokesman for the Republican said it would be “inappropriate“schedule it before the vice president was formally the Democratic candidate.
For her part, the 59-year-old former district attorney and former attorney general of California challenged Trump last month to a face-to-face debate with her. “As the saying goes, If you have something to say, say it to my face“he said at a campaign rally in Atlanta.
Source: Ambito
