Vice President Kamala Harris agreed to a presidential debate on CNN set for Oct. 23, even though former President Donald Trump has signaled that he won’t debate again.
The Harris campaign is hoping Trump accepts this invitation, given the format and setup will be similar to his face-off with President Joe Biden in June. The debate would take place at CNN’s studio in Atlanta, Georgia.
Harris campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said, “Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate,” given the similar format.
“Both Vice President Harris and former President Trump received an invitation to participate in a CNN debate this fall as we believe the American people would benefit from a second debate between the two candidates for President of the United States,” CNN said in a statement. “We look forward to receiving a response from both campaigns so the American public can hear more from these candidates as they make their final decision.”
While Trump declined a third presidential debate after facing off with Harris on Sept. 10, he suggested last week that he could accept if he “got in the right mood.” Many observers believed Harris won that debate, and an additional debate could give Trump a chance to change the presidential narrative.
The Harris campaign said in a release that it would be “unprecedented in modern history for there to be just one general election debate,” though Trump has debated twice this cycle. After Trump’s first debate with Biden, the president was replaced by Harris as the Democratic nominee.
“We look forward to Vice President Harris again having the opportunity in the CNN debate to show her command of the issues and why it’s time to turn the page on Donald Trump and chart a new way forward for America.”
An Oct. 23 CNN debate would be after most states begin early voting.
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The Washington Examiner reached out to the Trump campaign but did not receive a response.
The only coming scheduled debate agreed upon by both campaigns is the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate between Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) on CBS News.
