Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden to a debate on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
X owner Elon Musk has agreed to host the debate if Biden and Trump are willing to participate.
In a post on Wednesday, Kennedy wrote, "X is where the debate should be. The new public square with 100x the audience of CNN. [Trump], I know you’ve got the guts to do it. Do you want to call [Biden] or should I?" X is where the debate should be. The new public square with 100x the audience of CNN. @realDonaldTrump, I know you’ve got the guts to do it. Do you want to call @POTUS or should I? https://t.co/0HbKmcAHRt
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) May 22, 2024
Trump and Biden have already agreed to two debates, the first scheduled for June 27 on CNN and the second hosted by ABC News on September 10.
Kennedy has not yet met the threshold to qualify for either of the two debates, but there is still time for him to do so.
After the debates were announced, Kennedy accused the two leading candidates of "colluding to lock America into a head-to-head match-up that 70% say they do not want." Presidents Trump and Biden are colluding to lock America into a head-to-head match-up that 70% say they do not want.
They are trying to exclude me from their debate because they are afraid I would win. Keeping viable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy.…
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) May 15, 2024
Kennedy wrote in a post on X:They are trying to exclude me from their debate because they are afraid I would win. Keeping viable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy.
Forty-three percent of Americans identify as independents. If Americans are ever going to escape the hammerlock of the two-party system, now is the time to do it. These are the two most unpopular candidates in living memory.
By excluding me from the stage, Presidents Biden and Trump seek to avoid discussion of their eight years of mutual failure including deficits, wars, lockdowns, chronic disease, and inflation.
Kennedy needs to pull 15 percent in four national polls and be on the ballot in enough states to hypothetically be able to win 270 electoral votes to qualify for the debate stage.
