Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has agreed to a debate with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on September 4, in collaboration with Fox News.
Trump shared on his Truth Social platform, “I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th. The Debate was previously scheduled against Sleepy Joe Biden on ABC, but has been terminated in that Biden will no longer be a participant, and I am in litigation against ABC Network and George Slopadopoulos, thereby creating a conflict of interest.”
I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th. The Debate was previously scheduled against Sleepy Joe Biden on ABC, but has been terminated in that Biden will no longer be a participant, and I am in litigation against ABC Network and George…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) August 3, 2024
He continued, “The FoxNews Debate will be held in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at a site in an area to be determined. The Moderators of the Debate will be Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, and the Rules will be similar to the Rules of my Debate with Sleepy Joe, who has been treated horribly by his Party – BUT WITH A FULL ARENA AUDIENCE,” referencing President Joe Biden.
Last month, Harris indicated her readiness for the debate after Fox News proposed it for September 17. However, after Biden withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Harris, Trump initially refused to debate her, citing her lack of official candidacy status.
The Trump Campaign criticized Harris following her nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate on Friday. They stated, “Kamala Harris — the least popular vice president in modern US history — has just officially been installed as the presumptive Democrat nominee for president without a single vote cast in her name.”
They further remarked, “In a process more reminiscent of communist China, Democrat elites deposed their previous nominee when their coverup of his decline was no longer tenable, then coronated Kamala in the least democratic way possible.” This statement was issued hours after Harris was elected as the Democratic candidate for the November 5 general elections. The Trump Campaign concluded, “Democrats are the real threat to democracy.”