Trump agrees to pre‑election debate with Harris on ABC
Contrary to earlier announcements, former President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that he had agreed with Kamala Harris on the terms of a pre-election debate on ABC television on 10 September. "It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business," the former president said.
Donald Trump, who as recently as Monday suggested he might not participate in the debate on ABC television, announced on his social media platform TRUTH Social on Tuesday that he had agreed with "comrade Kamala" on the terms of the pre-election duel.
"I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris. It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," wrote Trump. He added that the debate will follow the same rules as the June duel between Biden and Trump on CNN, which suggests that the candidates' microphones will not be on by default, and the candidates will not be able to bring notes or props.
CNN to broadcast interview with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
Both teams have publicly argued over the rules for the upcoming debate in Philadelphia. Harris's team wanted the candidates' microphones to be on at all times, contrary to the rules of the first debate (on CNN, they were on only when given the floor).
Neither ABC nor the Harris campaign has confirmed Trump's information so far. The former president stated that the Democratic candidate refused to participate in a potential debate on the right-wing Fox News or another on NBC.
Meanwhile, CNN announced that this coming Thursday, it will broadcast an interview with Harris and the vice-presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Dana Bash, who was also one of the moderators of the Biden-Trump debate on 27 June, will conduct the interview.
This will be Harris's first interview since Joe Biden withdrew from the re-election race. Republicans have criticised the Democratic candidate for avoiding direct contact with the media. Since launching her campaign more than a month ago, Harris has appeared at many campaign rallies but has not given any interviews or appeared at a press conference. Vice President Harris promised she would do so by the end of August.
