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Harris, Trump to debate Sept. 10 on ABC, network says

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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will debate Sept. 10 on ABC, the network announced Thursday.

Trump’s decision to go on ABC, days after posting on his social media account that he would not appear on the network, sets up a highly anticipated moment in an election where Biden’s catastrophic performance in the last debate set in motion his withdrawal.

“I think it’s very important to have debates,” Trump said Thursday while addressing reporters at his Palm Beach, Florida, estate. “I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight.”

Trump said he wants to add two more debates on Fox and NBC on Sept. 4 and Sept. 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.

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The Harris campaign had no immediate comment.

Trump had previously suggested he might back out of the ABC debate, which was scheduled before Harris, the U.S. vice president, replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate less than three weeks ago, upending the contest.

Biden dropped his faltering reelection bid under pressure from fellow Democrats worried about his chances of victory in the Nov. 5 election after a poor debate performance against Trump.

Trump said last week his agreement to a Sept. 10 debate on ABC “has been terminated” because it would no longer be against Biden. He said he would appear on Fox News on Sept. 4 in Pennsylvania with rules that he called “similar” to his debate with Biden, but with an audience instead of a mostly empty studio.

Michael Tyler, a Harris spokesperson, said at the time Harris is committed to the time slot and would appear “one way or the other to take the opportunity to speak to a prime time national audience.”

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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