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Kamala Harris has welcomed Donald Trump’s decision to debate her in September, which the former president announced at a rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday.
“I hear that Donald Trump has finally committed to debating me on September 10,” the Vice President wrote on social media platform X. “I look forward to it.”
Trump’s confirmation of the debate on ABC came after a string of flip-flops on whether he would face his new Democratic opponent for the White House.
The Republican spent approximately an hour answering questions and delivering an unhinged mix of his stump speech, punctuated with attacks on his Democratic opponent (and past ones), and revisiting his favorite grievance — the reporting of crowd sizes.
Amid all of that, he said he has agreed to three presidential debates— on Fox News on September 4, ABC News on September 10, and NBC News on September 25. The Harris campaign has only agreed to the ABC News showdown and refused the Fox date.
Trump also claimed that he was ahead in the polls, whereas in reality, the numbers mostly favor the Democrats. The latest polling from Marquette University shows Harris leading by between four and eight percentage points.
For those of you who remember Trump complaining about not being able to campaign during NY trial…
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 23:30
Pelosi says she didn’t think Biden would win
The former House speaker sat down with The New Yorker for an interview which published on Thursday; in it, she outlined a bleak outlook for the Biden campaign following the president’s concerning appearance at June’s presidential debate in Atlanta.
Pelosi told David Remnick that she didn’t see a path to victory for the incumbent president after he appeared lost onstage at points and was unable to complete his thoughts, trailing off before declaring, “…anyway” or coming to an incoherent stop.
“He felt great. And I had confidence in him,” Pelosi said of Biden before the debate. “And then that happened, and I think everybody was stunned. It was stunning.”
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 23:00
Harris ‘happy’ to have conversation about additional debate
Per the vice president’s pool:
On debate with Trump: “Well, I’m glad that he’s finally agreed to a debate on September 10.”
On Republican attacks on Walz record: “Listen, I praise anyone who has presented themselves to serve our country. And I think that we all should”
On why Trump originally backed out of debate: “I am beyond trying to speculate about how he thinks.”
On being open to more debates: “I am happy to have that conversation about an additional debate, or after September 10, for sure.”
On a sit-down interview : “I’ve talked to my team. I want us to get an interview scheduled before the end of the month.”
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:44
Younger and more diverse: Harris already thinking about Cabinet choices
Kamala Harris is already weighing her Cabinet choices, aiming for more young people and people of color than President Joe Biden, a new report reveals.
Katie Hawkinson looks at who’s on the preliminary list and for what role…
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:40
Watch: Walz tears into Trump for flying on jet with Project 2025 leader
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:30
Megan McCain makes blunt election prediction
Meghan McCain watched Donald Trump’s press conference today and it left her in no uncertain terms as to who will win in November’s presidential election.
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:29
Harris: ‘Looking forward to debating Donald Trump’ on September 10
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:26
Trump keeps calling Harris ‘Kamabla’ but nobody seems to know why…
Because nobody knows what it means.
Gustaf Kilander tried to find out.
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:14
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of Donald Trump and co-chair of the Republican National Committee, insisted that she is committed to election integrity and if her father-in-law doesn’t “legitimately win” come November, there “will be no problem”.
On Wednesday evening, Lara attempted to diminish concerns that the former president won’t accept election results if he loses the 2024 presidential election – similar to how he did after the 2020 election.
Ariana Baio takes a look at what she said.
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:00
Watch: ‘I hope he does this every day’ says political strategist about Trump press conference
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 21:56
