Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has claimed the terms for the Sept. 10 debate with former President Donald Trump have not been finalized as of yet.
On Tuesday, Trump issued a statement on Truth Social saying he and Harris' campaign had reached an agreement on the Sept. 10 debate hosted by ABC News.
"I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris,” the former president wrote. “It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.” I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris. It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rules…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) August 27, 2024
Trump noted the ABC News' debate rules would be the same as his late-June debate with President Joe Biden hosted by CNN, which included muted mics in between respondents allotted time.
“The Debate will be ‘stand up,’ and Candidates cannot bring notes, or ‘cheat sheets.’ We have also been given assurance by ABC that this will be a ‘fair and equitable’ Debate, and that neither side will be given the questions in advance (No Donna Brazile!)," Trump added.
In a statement to Reuters, Harris' campaign indicated the terms of the ABC News debate had not been finalized and suggested there may be conflict between Trump and those running his campaign.
“Both candidates have publicly made clear their willingness to debate with unmuted mics for the duration of the debate to fully allow for substantive exchanges between the candidates – but it appears Donald Trump is letting his handlers overrule him. Sad!” her campaign wrote. Harris campaign indicates debate over mics at Sept 10 debate remains ongoing as Trump says the same rules as CNN debate have been agreed to.
From a Harris campaign spox: pic.twitter.com/jKpM2rZ4NJ
— bryan metzger (@metzgov) August 27, 2024
Earlier this week while fielding questions from reporters, Trump said he would prefer mics be hot during the debate, though said the rules he agreed to with Biden were "fine" and should be replicated with ABC News.
“I’d rather have it probably on, but the agreement was that it would be the same as it was last time," Trump said. "In that case, it was muted. I didn’t like it the last time, but it worked out fine."
"Ask Biden how it worked out, it was fine. And I think it should be the same,” Trump told reporters.
