Trump Proposes Debate Against Harris on Fox News; She Declines

Former President Donald Trump said it’s Sept. 4 or nothing in the debate back-and-forth with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

(Left) Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on March 18, 2024. (Right) Former President Donald Trump in Mason City, Iowa, on Jan. 5, 2024. Anna Moneymaker; Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump said he’s prepared to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 4 on Fox News, although the vice president declined and insisted on the Sept. 10 debate on ABC, in line with an earlier debate arrangement with President Joe Biden.

Trump said in a post on social media on Aug. 2 that because Biden has dropped out of the race, their arrangement for a Sept. 10 debate on ABC no longer holds. Instead, Trump proposed a Sept. 4 debate against Harris in Pennsylvania, hosted by Fox News.