Trump claimed in a name with reporters that he wished to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, however he didn’t need the controversy to be aired on ABC. This appeared like an try by Trump to vary the community or withdraw from the controversy.
Lisa Desjardins of PBS Newshour wrote:
Former President Trump mentioned in a cellphone interview with reporters that he was dedicated to a debate with Vice President Harris however was not enthusiastic about ABC as the controversy moderator. He additionally mentioned he was keen to have a couple of debate.
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Trump mentioned throughout a name with reporters:
– He needs to debate Harris, however not on ABC
– Wouldn’t have modified his VP selection if he’d identified Biden was out
– Criticism of Harris focuses on two issues: crime and the border
Trump solely answered six questions, three of which got here from the Murdoch media “Wall Avenue Journal”, “Fox Information”, “New York Put up”, “The Each day Caller”, “Politico” and Breitbart Information.
That Donald Trump will not reply any questions from the target media speaks volumes about his state of affairs on this election.
Trump has complained about ABC since Harris entered the race. Given his historical past of criticizing the community over time and utilizing these criticisms to skip debates, it will definitely be in character for him to attempt to withdraw from a scheduled debate on ABC. Trump has beforehand mentioned he would solely be keen to have extra debates in the event that they have been held on networks similar to Fox Information and Newsmax.
Trump has refused to debate anybody youthful than him up to now in 2024, so will probably be fascinating to see whether or not he comes up with some excuse to keep away from a debate with Vice President Harris, who’s forward of the previous president.
Awards and Skilled Memberships
Member of Society of Skilled Journalists and American Political Science Affiliation
