Harris wants to replace Biden on the Sept 10th ABC debate rather than debate on FOX news
Harris has made a big deal about wanting to debate Trump, acting as if the former President is afraid to meet her. She has issued the challenge, and many of her minions have tried to make an issue out of the fact that Trump would not commit until the Democrats committed. Harris has even claimed she would show up on her own if he refused to debate here.
Well yesterday, Democrats officially made Harris the candidate through a virtual roll call of delegate. Later that same day Trump announced that he has agreed to participate in the FOX news debate on Sept 4th. Harris had never agreed to the FOX news debate and instead has insisted at she take Biden's place on the ABC debate scheduled for Sept 10th. Her campaign is accusing Trump and FOX news of scheming to avoid the ABC debate that was originally agreed to with Joe Biden.
Problem is that Kamala Harris is not Joe Biden, and currently the Trump campaign and ABC are involved in litigation surrounding issues with George Stephanopoulos, which could make ABC hosting a debate a problem. Harris did not win her Party's primary and is only on the ballot due to a DNC and Democratic Party coup. Trump has already debated on liberal turf when he faced Joe Biden on CNN. As a former President who actually "won" his Party's nomination, he shouldn't have to defer to the whims of someone who didn't win anything ever and was installed by Party coup as the nominee.
Also, the left seems to already have forgotten. Trump has debated their candidate on their terms on their turf on CNN. I think we all remember how well that went for them.
What will happen? I suspect in the end that Trump will show up at the FOX news debate and Harris will show up at the ABC debate and both will simply answer questions from a friendly moderator without the other one present. Both sides will blame the other.
Others are suggesting that Trump will say he will not debate on ABC, hold the 90 minutes FOX news on his own, and then tell ABC he will show up, which will mean he gets free time because Harris refused to participate.
"Kamala Bravely Fields Hard-Hitting Questions From Reporters About Where She Got That Adorable Blouse https://t.co/BylAmW3JCi" / X
"Kamala Harris agreed to a debate with JD Vance. She must honor it." / X
My guess is that Trump will show up on both.
As well as challenge Harris to an additional debate, with terms he will propose... maybe even at the border or at East Palestine.