Former president Donald Trump comments came after he pulled out of a scheduled debate on ABC News. “I hear she’s sort of a nasty person but not a good, good debater. But we’ll see because we’ll be debating her, I guess in the pretty near future. It’s going to be announced fairly soon but we’ll be debating her,” Trump in an interview on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday.
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- Trump says he’ll debate Harris, predicts there’ll be an announcement soon:
- Former President Donald Trump announced his intention to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, predicting an official announcement soon.
- In an interview on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Trump critiqued Harris, calling her “sort of a nasty person but not a good, good debater.”
- Trump expressed a preference for debating on Fox News but showed openness to debating on ABC News, despite previous criticisms and a lawsuit against the network.
- He mentioned a potential conflict with ABC News due to a lawsuit filed in March after anchor George Stephanopoulos said Trump had been found “liable for rape.” A jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll but rejected the rape claim.
- Trump agreed to the ABC debate initially when he expected to face President Joe Biden. He cited frustrations with Stephanopoulos and Biden’s withdrawal from the race as reasons for reconsidering the commitment.
- Trump noted that ABC had planned for “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir and “ABC News Live Prime” anchor Linsey Davis to moderate the debate, which he did not object to.
- Trump did not provide further details on the upcoming debate.
The Associated Press has the story:
Trump says he’ll debate Harris, predicts there’ll be an announcement soon
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Former president Donald Trump comments came after he pulled out of a scheduled debate on ABC News. “I hear she’s sort of a nasty person but not a good, good debater. But we’ll see because we’ll be debating her, I guess in the pretty near future. It’s going to be announced fairly soon but we’ll be debating her,” Trump in an interview on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday.
Trump said he wants to debate Harris and he would prefer it to be on Fox, which is perceived as being friendlier to him, but said “every network loves me very much right now” and even suggested openness to debating on ABC News despite his protestations in recent weeks as he claimed the network was biased against him.
He claimed there “might be” a conflict with ABC News because he sued the network in March following a statement by anchor George Stephanopoulos that Trump had been found “liable for rape.” A New York jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll but rejected her claim that she was raped. “You could use that as an excuse. I could use that. I’ve said that, is there a conflict. And you know, there might be,” Trump said.
Trump agreed to the ABC debate two months after filing his lawsuit at the time when he initially was expected to face President Joe Biden. He’s recently cited his frustrations with Stephanopoulos as reason why he would not keep the debate commitment, along with the fact that he agreed to it when he thought he would be debating Biden, not Harris, and claimed that agreement was scuttled by Biden ending his reelection bid.
But Trump on Wednesday noted that ABC had said the debate would be moderated by “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir and “ABC News Live Prime” anchor Linsey Davis, which he didn’t voice any objections about. Trump didn’t offer any further details.
