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Dulcinea

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Tue Jul 30, 2024, 06:27 AM Jul 2024

Donald Trump says he 'probably' will debate Kamala Harris but 'can also make a case for not'

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump on Monday seemed to back away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he “can also make a case for not doing it.”

Trump, in an interview with Fox News Channel that aired Monday night, was pressed several times about committing to debating Harris before giving a squishier answer than he had in recent days.

The Republican former president had been eager to debate President Joe Biden when he was the Democratic nominee after months of suggesting that Biden was not mentally up for the matchup — or the presidency. But after Biden dropped out of the race and Harris became poised to be the Democratic presidential candidate, Trump has been questioning the terms of the original debate he agreed to with Biden. He has suggested the Sept. 10 debate on ABC News should be moved to a different network, calling ABC “fake news.”

Last week, in a phone call with reporters, Trump was asked if he'd commit to debating Harris at least once. He responded: “Oh yes, absolutely. I'd want to," and said there was an obligation to debate.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-says-probably-debate-011635447.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO&ncid=crm_19908-1202929-20240730-0&bt_user_id=55B7rUPzXRy0ooRWDpSai%2BC7l3RutWDdM%2FjOYtNhOj4e8Pk6Z%2F1JIMeA%2BfeS409d&bt_ts=1722337964002

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Donald Trump says he 'probably' will debate Kamala Harris but 'can also make a case for not' (Original Post) Dulcinea Jul 2024 OP
You can't blame convict... Omnipresent Jul 2024 #1
I don't click on Daily Mail gab13by13 Jul 2024 #2
"Make a case for not doing it" is a funny way to say "Anywhere, any time." Aristus Jul 2024 #3
Kamala Harris called TFG out last night LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #4
as someone opined, it's like he is losing a debate with himself Skittles Jul 2024 #5
And we can make the case for "Chickenshit." (nt) Paladin Aug 2024 #6

LetMyPeopleVote

(154,549 posts)
4. Kamala Harris called TFG out last night
Wed Jul 31, 2024, 12:22 PM
Jul 2024

I love these attacks on TFG by the Harris campaign calling TFG out for refusing to debate













I would love to see TFG debate Kamala Harris and these attacks may help.
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