Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves on the finish of a presidential debate with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on the Nationwide Structure Middle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump dominated out a second US presidential debate with rival Kamala Harris on Wednesday, hours after Fox Information supplied to host a candidate showdown later this month earlier than election day on November 5.
The Republican ex-president and Democratic vice chairman, locked in an excruciatingly shut White Home battle, have confronted off simply as soon as, in September, and regardless of ideas by a number of information retailers, it seems they won’t meet once more earlier than the vote.
“It is rather late within the course of, (early) voting has already begun — there can be no rematch!” Trump stated in an all-caps put up on his Fact Social media platform, nixing the opportunity of a follow-up to the candidates’ first debate in Philadelphia.
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“Kamala said clearly, yesterday, that she wouldn’t do something completely different than Joe Biden, so there’s nothing to debate,” Trump added.
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Harris had beforehand challenged Trump to a debate hosted by CNN on October 23, however the former president declined.
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Trump additionally stated that Harris, who turned the Democratic nominee after President Biden ended his reelection bid following his disastrous debate with Trump, had backed out of a earlier debate supplied by Fox, though the Harris marketing campaign had not publicly accepted the proposal.
The candidates did conform to debate on ABC Information on September 10, and the vice presidential operating mates — Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz — squared off on October 1.
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However whereas Trump stated he had agreed to take part in a September 4 debate on Fox, in addition to one on September 25 on NBC Information, Harris by no means did.
The vice chairman, after constructive opinions that she had bested Trump of their encounter, had expressed curiosity in doing a second debate, however the plans by no means got here to fruition.
Fox for its half despatched letters Wednesday to the 2 campaigns providing “one closing pitch for a debate” between Harris and Trump, both on October 24 or October 27.
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“This might current a chance for every candidate to make his or her closing arguments,” wrote Jay Wallace, president of Fox Information Media.
