{"id":2220704,"date":"2024-04-14T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-media-outlets-ask-biden-trump-to-debate-one-another\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T17:14:20","slug":"major-media-outlets-ask-biden-trump-to-debate-one-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-media-outlets-ask-biden-trump-to-debate-one-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Major news organizations have requested a debate between Biden and Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajor-media-outlets-ask-biden-trump-to-debate-one-another%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2220704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Twelve\u200b prominent media outlets, including \u2063ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and others, published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">joint statement<\/a> urging President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to engage\u2063 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-slams-haley-trump-for-skipping-debate-im-the-only-one-whos-not-running-a-basement-campaign\/\" title=\"DeSantis criticizes Haley, Trump for debate absence: 'I'm the only one campaigning outside a basement\">pre-election debate<\/a> in November. \u200bThe request emphasizes the crucial role of debates in democracy and highlights the significant tradition of \u2063presidential debates dating back to 1976. Trump has expressed \u200cwillingness to \u200cdebate Biden at any time.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Twelve major media outlets signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/14\/joint-statement-from-news-organizations-on-presidential-debates\/?utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&#038;stream=top\">joint statement<\/a> asking President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees, to debate ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>general election<\/a> in November<\/p>\n<p><em>ABC News<\/em>, <em>The Associated Press<\/em>, <em>CBS News<\/em>, CNN, C-SPAN, FOX News Media, NBCUniversal News Group, NewsNation, Noticias Univision (Univision Network News), <em>NPR, <\/em>PBS NewsHour, and <em>USA TODAY<\/em> signed the letter requesting a debate. They say debates play a vital role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>democracy<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the contours of the 2024 general election now coming into clear focus, we \u2014 the undersigned national news organizations \u2014 urge the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-12-primaries-what-to-watch-as-biden-and-trump-seek-to-clinch-party-nominations\/\" title=\"March 12 primaries: What to watch as Biden and Trump seek to clinch party nominations\">presumptive presidential nominees<\/a> to publicly commit to participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-will-not-allow-mainstream-media-to-moderate-gop-debates\/\" title=\"RNC will not allow mainstream media to moderate GOP debates\">general election debates<\/a> before November\u2019s election,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>The letter said the tradition of having presidential candidates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> goes back to 1976.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneral election debates have a rich tradition in our American democracy, having played a vital role in every presidential election of the past 50 years, dating to 1976. In each of those elections, tens of millions have tuned in to watch the candidates debating side by side, in a competition of ideas for the votes of American citizens,\u201d the statement said. <\/p>\n<p>Trump, who refused to debate his Republican rivals during the presidential primary, said he could debate Biden \u201canytime, anywhere, anyplace.\u201d The Trump campaign has asked the Commission on Presidential Debates for earlier opportunities for him to debate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission must move up the timetable of its proposed 2024 debates to ensure more Americans have a full chance to see the candidates before they start voting, and we would argue for adding more debates,\u201d Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, Trump campaign officials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-campaign-calls-debate-biden-earlier-more-times-2024-04-11\/\">said<\/a> in a letter. Debates typically happen in the fall, closer to Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>While debates typically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/presidential-debates-have-shockingly-little-effect-on-election-outcomes\/\">do not change<\/a> public opinion, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/10\/23\/poll-final-presidential-debate-biden-trump-432052\">won<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/09\/29\/politics\/donald-trump-joe-biden-debate-poll\/index.html\">both<\/a> debates in 2020. Biden has not ruled out a debate with Trump but has not committed to one yet. <\/p>\n<p>The Commission has previously announced dates, times, and eligibility criteria for 2024 debates. Though it is too early for invitations to be extended to any candidates, it is not too early for candidates who expect to meet the eligibility criteria to publicly state their support for \u2014 and their intention to participate in \u2014 the Commission\u2019s debates planned for this fall,\u201d the statement from the networks said.<\/p>\n<p>The first presidential debate of 2024 is scheduled for September 16, 2024, in San Marcos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a>, at Texas State University. Two other debates would follow, and there would be one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The letter reiterated that debate gives the public the ability to envision their future. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this election are exceptionally high. Amidst that backdrop, there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other, and before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve top media outlets united in urging President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump as the likely nominees to participate in a pre-general election debate in November. The signatories include ABC News, The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News Media, NBCUniversal News Group, NewsNation, Noticias Univision, NPR, PBS NewsHour, and USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2220705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/joe-donald--1024x593.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/joe-donald--1024x593.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2220704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2220705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2220704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2220704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2220704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}