Kamala Harris also said her running mates, Tim Walz, would debate Trump’s VP pick, J.D. Vance once
By Kehinde Okeowo
United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, on Thursday confirmed that she would be debating her Republican rival, Donald Trump twice.
She also clarified that her running mate, Tim Walz would face Trump’s VP pick, J.D. Vance once as she seeks to draw a line under weeks of election brinkmanship.
Prior to this development, the two camps had come to terms with one presidential debate on September 10 and a vice presidential face-off on October 1; however, the Trump campaign had been pushing for two further presidential debates in September and an extra VP encounter.
Trump recently claimed both camps have agreed to have three more presidential debates after his first encounter with former Democratic Party’s nominee and US President, Joe Biden.
Speaking via Truth Social, he wrote, “The first Debate with Kamala Harris, for President of the United States of America, will be with FoxNews on September 4th, 2024, LIVE from beautiful Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
“The second Debate will take place on Fake News ABC, home of George Slopadopoulos, to be anchored by David Muir, on September 10th, 2024, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“The third Debate will take place on NBC, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 25th, 2024, to be anchored by Lester Holt – Details to follow. I look forward to seeing Kamala at all three Debates! DJT”
However, addressing the claims, the Harris campaign in a statement said, “The debate about debates is over. Donald Trump’s campaign accepted our proposal for three debates—two presidential and a vice presidential debate.
“Assuming Donald Trump actually shows up on September 10, Harris running mate Tim Walz would debate Trump’s VP pick, J.D. Vance, on October 1, and then there would be another Trump-Harris face-off later in October.”
Trump campaign is yet to respond to the statement.