President Joe Biden said Wednesday on social media that he won’t participate in the campaign debates sponsored by a nonpartisan commission, instead challenging Republican Donald Trump to a pair of debates.
“Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020,” Biden posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. “Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate. Now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal.”
The Democrat suggested that the two candidates could pick some dates, taking a dig at Trump’s ongoing hush money trial by noting that the Republican is “free on Wednesdays,” the usual day off in the trial.
In addition to the post, Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates to say that Biden would not participate in its announced debates, choosing instead to participate in debates hosted by news organizations.
Trump has repeatedly dared Biden to debate him, keeping a second podium open at rallies and claiming that his rival would not be up for the task.
Shortly after Biden’s message, Trump responded on his TRUTH Social account, that he is accepting the proposal for debates:
(AP)
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I hope Trump asks for it to be done live and not via zoom while joe is in his basement looking at a teleprompter
I like YWN site since they post news pretty fast, and only the news that most of us actually care about, in a very nice format.
That being said, Can you please stop with the Goofy headlines and making your bias obvious (even though most of us generally agree with you).
We are capable of creating our own opinions. We don’t need you to tell us what to think (at the very least make it less obvious and goofy)
Why won’t the “transparent” Biden allow Bobby Kennedy on the debate stage? What’s he afraid of?
Just because they agreed to debate doesn’t mean they actually will. If either candidate decides they have more to lose than gain by debating they will back out and blame the other side.
this guy practiced for this video probably for a nice few hours, watch it again and tell me I’m wrong
can I debate him?