Former President Donald Trump has demanded that President Biden coordinate a presidential debate after both 2024 candidates expressed enthusiasm for the idea. Trump wrote a letter to Biden via his Truth Social platform, challenging him to a debate at either the White House or in New York. Biden responded with a three-word statement, indicating his willingness to debate. Despite the back-and-forth challenges, no progress has been made in setting up a debate.
Trump and Biden have been trading challenges since Biden expressed his willingness to debate the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee on the Howard Stern Show. The Commission on Presidential Debates has stated that their original schedule will proceed, with the first debate scheduled for Sept. 16 in Texas. The second and third debates are set for October in Virginia and Utah, respectively, with a vice presidential debate planned for September in Pennsylvania. Despite Trump’s suggestions for an earlier debate, no changes have been made to the schedule.
Both Trump and Biden have expressed eagerness to debate each other, with Trump proposing venues such as the White House and New York City. The former president accused Biden of election interference by Radical Left Fascists. Biden, on the other hand, has simply responded with a willingness to debate. The lack of progress in setting up a debate despite the candidates’ enthusiasm is causing speculation about whether a debate will take place before the scheduled events in September and October.
With the Commission on Presidential Debates sticking to their original schedule, invitations to the debates will be extended to qualifying candidates in early September. The first debate is set for Sept. 16 in Texas, followed by debates in Virginia and Utah in October. A vice presidential debate is scheduled for September in Pennsylvania. Despite the requests for an earlier debate from the Trump campaign, no changes have been made to the debate schedule as of now.
Both Trump and Biden have expressed their willingness to engage in a presidential debate, with Trump challenging Biden to a debate at venues like the White House or New York City. Despite Biden’s three-word response indicating his readiness to debate, no progress has been made in setting up a debate. The Commission on Presidential Debates has stated that the original debate schedule will proceed as planned, with the first debate scheduled for September in Texas. This lack of progress in setting up a debate has raised questions about whether a debate will take place before the scheduled events in September and October.
