1 of 4 | Former president Donald Trump says his campaign has agreed in principle to a new debate with Vice President Kamala Harris set to be broadcast on Fox News Sept. 4. File Photo by Allison Dinner/EPA-EFE
Aug. 3 (UPI) — Former President Donald Trump says his campaign has agreed in principle to a new debate with Vice President Kamala Harris set to be broadcast on Fox News on Sept. 4.
The news comes after Trump’s campaign confirmed a previous debate scheduled on Sept. 10 on ABC had to be “terminated” after President Joe Biden ended his campaign.
Harris’ campaign has not commented on the new debate or confirmed her participation.
Trump is in the midst of ongoing legal problems involving ABC. The former president currently has a defamation suit against the network and host George Stephanopoulos before the courts.
If the debate on Fox News goes ahead, it would mark the first between Trump and Harris. Trump and Biden previously squared off on June 27 in a debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta.
Though unconfirmed, Trump said on social media the September debate is expected to take place in Pennsylvania. The former president was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt at a rally in that state July 13.
He wrote the debate moderators are anchors Bret Baier and Martha McCallum with a “full arena audience.” The June 27 debate was broadcast in a CNN studio without spectators.
“If for any reason Kamala is unwilling or unable to debate on that date, I have agreed with Fox to do a major Town Hall on the same September 4th evening,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.
Biden in late July dropped out of the race amid mounting pressure from his Democratic Party. He immediately endorsed Harris, as did several prominent Democrats including Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
Harris on Friday secured enough delegate votes to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison confirmed.
The vice president’s campaign also said Harris raised $310 million in July, more than double the Trump campaign.