Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to debate on ABC, ex-US president says he wants 2 more
- The Republican candidate, who earlier suggested he might back out of the ABC event, now wants debates on Fox and NBC
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic rival Kamala Harris will debate on September 10 on ABC, the network confirmed on Thursday, while Trump said he wants to add two more debates that month on Fox and NBC.
In a rambling news conference at his Palm Beach, Florida, residence, Trump said he wanted debates on September 4 and September 25 as well. He did not detail specific terms, such as whether there would be an audience, and it was not immediately clear whether his campaign had made a proposal to Harris’ camp.
The Harris campaign did not immediately comment.
Trump had previously suggested he might back out of the ABC debate, which was scheduled before Harris, the US vice-president, replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate less than three weeks ago, upending the contest.
The news conference was Trump’s first public appearance since Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday.
Harris and Walz have headlined rallies in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin this week, drawing tens of thousands of attendees in a fresh sign of how her late entry into the race has galvanised Democrats.
