Kamala Harris challenges Donald Trump to a CNN debate in October

Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CNN to debate former President Donald Trump. The possible debate is scheduled for October 23.

“Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share the stage with Donald Trump,” campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement (according to CNN). “Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate.”

On Saturday, Harris posted further X/Twitter that she “will happily accept a second presidential debate” and hopes Trump will “join her.”

Trump has yet to respond to CNN’s debate invite, which “offered the campaigns a format similar to the June debate, in which Trump and Harris answered moderators’ questions for 90 minutes without a live studio audience,” the release said. network.

“Both Vice President Harris and former President Trump have received invitations to participate in a CNN debate this fall because we believe the American people would benefit from a second debate between the two candidates for President of the United States States,” CNN said in a statement. “We look forward to hearing from both campaigns so the American public can hear more from these candidates as they make their final decisions.”

The first presidential debate between Harris and Trump, hosted by ABC, took place on September 10 in Philadelphia, where the two candidates discussed topics such as abortion and immigration. Trump also debated President Joe Biden on CNN in June, when Biden was still in the race.

After the debate in September, Trump stated in a lengthy post Truth social“There will be no third debate!”