America in Brief: Trump and Harris Finally Agree to Debate

Published on August 9, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to their first public debate on Sept. 10, the ABC TV network has confirmed. This will be their first debate since Harris became official presidential nominee for the Democratic Party on Aug. 5, weeks after President Joe Biden gave up on his bid for reelection on July 21. Trump said at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that agreed to the debate and also proposed two more, with Fox News on Sept. 4 and NBC on Sept. 25. Harris responded on social media platform X: “I’ll be there on September 10th, like he agreed to. I hope to see him there.” Harris has yet to agree to the other proposals....

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