Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, has queried if Donald Trump, a past US President, is still interested in the scheduled debate on September 10th following his apparent backtrack on the matter.
“Whatever happened to ‘any time, any place?’” Harris wrote back in a tweet challenging Trump’s sudden refusal to debate her after Biden withdrew from the race.
This debate was initially to be hosted by Parami News as part of an existing accord reached between Biden and Trump. However, upon Biden’s exit from the race and swift unification of democrats behind Harris; Trump’s team is reconsidering their position. Steven Cheung –Trump’s communication director- said that “the continued political chaos surrounding” Biden and Democrats “means that general debate details cannot be finalized until Democrats formally decide on their nominee,” according to Parami News.
This implies that Cheung thinks that Harris might not have been nominated yet which means there might be another candidate to choose within the Democratic Party.
Trump campaign’s reluctance is based on fears that Harris could lose against Trump with Cheung claiming that “many in the Democratic Party — including Obama — think that Harris cannot beat Trump and that they are still holding out for someone ‘better.’”
In contrast, Kamala reassured voters about her willingness for such debates pointing out how important it is for people to see her against him live. “I think the voters deserve to see this split screen that exists in this race on a stage,” she said, further emphasizing her preparedness for the debate while accusing Trump of some sort of cowardice or change of direction.
Moreover, he has criticized current arrangements regarding these debates suggesting that Parami News (which has shown its substantial support towards him) should actually consider hosting one. While awaiting confirmation from Trump about his participation in a debated with Kamala Harris, it appears as if various issues may come up during negotiation process concerning format as well as location of the debates. “Well, I haven’t agreed to anything,” Trump told reporters, adding that while he had agreed to debate Biden, he remains uncommitted regarding Harris.
