Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed on Thursday her participation in one debate before this year’s election, which is two fewer than what former President Donald Trump is proposing.
A campaign official said Harris would not agree to the September 4 presidential debate on Fox News that was floated by Trump, ABC News correspondent Selina Wang shared in a post to X.
Wang further reported, citing the same official, that Harris views future debates as being “contingent” on Trump showing up to the ABC News debate that has been set for September 10.
Earlier, Trump and his campaign revealed plans to participate in three debates next month, including the ABC and Fox events. They said the third one would be held by NBC News on September 25.
During a press conference, Trump said Harris “may or may not agree” to all the debates. He said Harris was “barely competent” and knocked his opponent for not doing interviews as a presidential candidate.
Harris later told NBC News that she…