The campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the billionaire currently refuses to set any schedule for a debate with his presumed Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, as she has not yet officially secured the Democratic Party's nomination.
Stephen Cheung, a spokesperson for Trump's campaign, stated in a statement: "Details of the general election debate cannot be finalized until Democrats officially decide their nominee. It would be inappropriate to schedule things with Harris since Democrats could change their minds." He added, "Given the ongoing political chaos" resulting from Biden's decision to withdraw from the presidential race in favor of his vice president Harris, committing to a debate date is inappropriate."
The statement continued: "There is a strong sentiment among many Democrats - especially Barack Hussein Obama - that Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot defeat President Trump, and they are still waiting for a better candidate."
Harris, the U.S. Vice President and a potential presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, confirmed on Thursday that she is "ready" to hold a debate with Trump. She told reporters, "I'm ready, let's do it," according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Trump's campaign, told Axios on Thursday that a televised debate between Trump and Harris "will happen." He clarified that the Trump campaign is "not committed" to the September 10 debate hosted by ABC News, but that there will be another debate and there should be multiple debates.
In recent days, Trump has said he will debate Harris but rejected the ABC debate, calling for a more conservative media outlet like Fox News to host it. Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race and Harris quickly securing enough Democratic delegates to become the presumed nominee has raised questions about the future debate schedule.
