post late Sunday<\/a>\u00a0on his Truth Social platform criticized ABC News \u2014 the host of the Sept. 10 debate \u2014 suggesting it was biased in favor of Harris, and asking \u201cwhy would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019ve got a lot of questions to answer!!!,\u201d he added. \u201cWhy did Harris turn down Fox, NBC, CBS and even CNN? Stay tuned!!!\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement Monday, Harris\u2019 team said the campaigns were in a dispute over whether the microphones at the forum should be muted when the other candidate is speaking.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have told ABC and other networks seeking to host a possible October debate that we believe both candidates\u2019 mics should be live throughout the full broadcast,\u201d Brian Fallon, a Harris spokesperson, said in a statement. \u201cOur understanding is that Trump\u2019s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don\u2019t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Vice President is ready to deal with Trump\u2019s constant lies and interruptions in real time,\u201d Fallon added. \u201cTrump should stop hiding behind the mute button.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s remarks and the clash over the debate rules threaten to jeopardize the only debate the two major party candidates have agreed to so far, with just over two months until Election Day. Trump originally agreed to the ABC News debate with President Joe Biden, then the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n
Their first debate, however, saw Biden deliver a calamitous performance that led Democrats to push him out of the race. After Biden\u2019s exit, Trump declined to commit to the second debate. Trump assailed ABC News and its hosts and floated other venues, including a debate hosted by Fox News, a conservative outlet more friendly to his campaign.<\/p>\n
Trump eventually agreed to attend the ABC News debate as he sought to counter the media attention on Harris, whose entry into the race has galvanized key parts of the Democratic base and seen her rise in national and swing-state polls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Harris\u2019 campaign has proposed a second debate with Trump \u2014 with the details to be determined \u2014 if he attended the ABC News forum. The Harris campaign has ruled out participating in a Fox News debate.<\/p>\n
Trump and Harris\u2019 running mates, Republican Senator JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are slated to hold their own debate on Oct. 1 with CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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