The former president says he has not yet decided whether to participate in the debate and accuses the network of being pro-Kamala Harris.
Former US President Donald Trump (Republican Party) said he may withdraw from the presidential debate that featured ABC News On September 10. In an interview with reporters today, Monday (August 26, 2024), he said that the broadcaster supports Vice President Kamala Harris (Democratic Party).
Trump also stated that he would like the microphones to remain on throughout the debate.The deal is that [o microfone] It will be the same as in the previous discussion. In this case, on mute. I didn't like that, but it worked fine last time.“, He said.
In response, Kamala Harris's spokesman, Brian Fallon, confirmed that the debate is still scheduled.Trump said he “didn’t care” about reactivating the microphones. I always suspected that was something his team wanted, not him personally.“, Advertise On X (formerly Twitter).
Trump said on Sunday (August 25) that he still did not know whether he would attend the meeting. He accused the channel of changing the rules in favor of Kamala, who he said: “He doesn't know how to answer questions.”.
On her X (formerly Twitter) profile, Kamala said she was looking forward to the debate against the Republican. It would be the first face-off between the two. On June 27, Trump faced President Joe Biden in a rally he promoted. CNNThe Democrat withdrew from his re-election campaign after his poor debate performance.
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Data Research Complex to Thirty five eight – which takes the average of the most recent surveys – shows the Democratic candidate with 53% of voting intentions and the Republican with 47%. That's tied with a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
The US presidential election is scheduled for November 5.