Joe Biden said Friday he is ready to face off against his White House challenger Donald Trump in a debate ahead of their likely presidential rematch in November.
Candidate debates have been important milestones in US presidential elections for decades, helping make or break voters’ opinions of the contestants’ personal style and demeanor as much as their policy chops.
But Biden’s team has for months been non-committal about his willingness to participate in the tradition, which is usually held in front of an audience and moderated by a well-known journalist.
“I am happy to debate him,” Biden told radio host Howard Stern Friday.
“I am, somewhere. I don’t know when,” he said.
“Ok, let’s set it up!” Trump campaign advisor Chis LaCivita said on X, formerly Twitter, in response to Biden’s comments.
