{"id":2309315,"date":"2024-07-26T10:15:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309315"},"modified":"2024-07-26T10:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:30:38","slug":"trump-vs-harris-cancelled-debate-plans-fall-apart-after-campaign-deems-it-inappropriate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vs-harris-cancelled-debate-plans-fall-apart-after-campaign-deems-it-inappropriate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Vs. Harris Cancelled? Debate Plans Fall Apart After Campaign Deems It &#8216;Inappropriate&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-vs-harris-cancelled-debate-plans-fall-apart-after-campaign-deems-it-inappropriate%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=2309315&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>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mtg-furious-over-aggressive-insurrectionist-who-came-at-her-during-livestream\/\" title=\"MTG Furious at &#039;Aggressive Insurrectionist&#039; During Livestream\">dynamics\u200c surrounding<\/a> the debates between former President Joe Biden and his presumptive GOP challenger, Donald Trump, particularly focusing on the debate arrangements and the ensuing commentary. Biden attempted to exert control over the debate \u2062logistics, announcing dates and formats through a video, which Trump ultimately accepted. Following a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seismic-problem-hits-biden-campaign-as-donors-reportedly-shut-off-the-money-flow\/\" title=\"Seismic Problem Hits Biden Campaign as Donors Reportedly \u2018Shut Off\u2019 the Money Flow\">poorly received debate<\/a> for Biden, which led to a disarray in his campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as a likely successor for the Democratic nomination.\u200b <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s campaign recently expressed\u2064 hesitance to commit to \u2063a debate with Harris, questioning the viability of\u200c her candidacy since she is not officially the nominee yet, citing political turmoil surrounding Biden. The statement reflected skepticism \u200cwithin the Democratic Party regarding Harris\u2019s electability, with \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-other-leftists-distract-from-capitol-attack-by-focusing-on-gun-control-and-racism\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar, Other Leftists, Distract From Capitol Attack By Focusing On Gun Control And Racism\">high-profile figures<\/a> like Barack Obama withholding support. <\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights \u2062reactions from social media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-commentators-erupt-at-tom-brady-for-not-wearing-mask-before-and-after-super-bowl-win\/\" title=\"Leftist Commentators Erupt At Tom Brady For Not Wearing Mask Before And After Super Bowl Win\">political commentators<\/a>, particularly critiques\u2062 of Trump\u2019s decision as an\u2064 indication of fear of facing Harris. \u200cHowever, it\u200c argues that Trump\u2019s reluctance is based on strategic reasoning, preferring \u2062not to follow rules established\u200c by a candidate whose previous performance \u2063was deemed poor. While\u200d Trump&#8217;s camp is being criticized for avoiding the debate, the article suggests that the situation may not yet warrant formal debate arrangements given the \u2062uncertainties within \u2064the Democratic Party. \u200c <\/p>\n<p>it illustrates the tense atmosphere in the lead-up to the elections, marked by shifting expectations and political strategies amid concerns about the candidates&#8217; viability and public\u2063 perception.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden decided that he was going to call all the shots in arranging debates with his presumptive GOP presidential challenger, Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He picked the dates. The networks. The format. The location. And he put them out there in a video that was a double-dog-dare to the Trump campaign to take it or leave it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump took it. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-ignores-reality-tells-donors-done-talking-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">know how that worked out<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom?\">@TrumpWarRoom<\/a> made a montage of Biden&rsquo;s aphasia during the debate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NZJfOC0rR8\">pic.twitter.com\/NZJfOC0rR8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Healthcare Channel (@THEHCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEHCC\/status\/1807127401588994416?\">June 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>OK. So that was so bad that Joe Biden&rsquo;s campaign literally unraveled in less than a month after the debate and now Vice President Kamala Harris is his likely heir apparent as 2024 presidential nominee. They&rsquo;re still on for that same format, right?<\/p>\n<p>No. And why should they be?<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Thursday that immediately had left-bubble social media hopping mad, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-wont-commit-vp-debate-yet-blisteringly-hilarious-reason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s campaign<\/a> said he wasn&rsquo;t going to commit to a second debate with Harris under the current rules, considering she isn&rsquo;t even the nominee yet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the continued political chaos surrounding Crooked Joe Biden and the Democrat Party, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-withdraws-from-harris-debate-claiming-democrats-aim-to-replace-her-with-a-better-candidate-reports-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump withdraws from Harris debate, claiming Democrats aim to replace her with a &#039;better&#039; candidate, reports Washington Examiner\">general election debate details<\/a> cannot be finalized until Democrats formally decide on a nominee,&rdquo; Trump said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a strong sense by many in the Democrat Party &mdash; namely Barack Hussein Obama &mdash; that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot beat president Trump, and they are still holding out for someone &lsquo;better,&#8217;&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-upset-kamala-harris-knows-cant-win-democrats-suffer-internal-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obama is one of the biggest Democrat names<\/a> who held off on openly endorsing Harris as Biden&rsquo;s replacement through Thursday, and reports surfaced earlier in the week he didn&rsquo;t think Harris could beat Trump and that Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly was his preference.<\/p>\n<p>(Harris&rsquo; campaign account would later post a phone call with the Obamas in which both Barack and Michelle <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1816760632982622245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offered their endorsements<\/a> early Friday morning, well after the Trump campaign&rsquo;s statement.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Therefore, it would be inappropriate to schedule things with Harris because Democrats very well could still change their minds,&rdquo; the statement concluded<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yZnnmkCpi2\">pic.twitter.com\/yZnnmkCpi2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTrump\/status\/1816633837419397486?\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re familiar with every pathetic leftist attention-trawler on social media, they all seemed to crawl out in unison from under their collective rocks &mdash; everyone from Ron Filipkowski to @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-biden-supporter-drools-potus-describes-smelled-like-viral-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JoJoFromJerz<\/a> &mdash; saying that Trump was afraid of Harris or appearing too frail.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let&rsquo;s face it, Trump backed out of this debate because he is afraid of a powerful, intelligent woman of color humiliating him in front of the whole world and laughing in his face while doing so.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why he won&rsquo;t debate.<\/p>\n<p>Forget the BS.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonFilipkowski\/status\/1816650804087992456?\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If he&rsquo;s unable to even debate, I really think it&rsquo;s time for Donald Trump to step aside.<\/p>\n<p>For the good of the country.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoJoFromJerz\/status\/1816668608950325321?\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Donald Trump officially says he is BACKING OUT of the presidential debates for now.<\/p>\n<p>A weakened Trump appears to be terrified of Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/1816637663103058063?\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, because I&rsquo;m sure Team Trump is really courting the people that believe @JoJoFromJerz represents moderation and sanity in politics. (Or anything.)<\/p>\n<p>There are two reasons why this decision on the Trump campaign&rsquo;s part is perfectly reasonable: the stated one and the unstated one.<\/p>\n<p>The stated one is perfectly valid. Sure, the planning for the shotgun wedding between Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party suzerains seems to have gone more smoothly than as planned &mdash; but, as with all shotgun weddings, let&rsquo;s see them get to the altar before giving them a gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-fast-despite-bidens-support-obama-pelosi-hold-back-harris-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The fact that Barack Obama<\/a> &mdash; who is still the last Democrat to serve two terms in the White House &mdash; hasn&rsquo;t given an enthusiastic endorsement of the last-minute swap speaks volumes. There are also left-leaning moderates in Congress, including independent Sen. Joe Manchin and Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/influential-house-democrat-breaks-rank-says-absolutely-not-committed-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Jared Golden<\/a> of Maine, who&rsquo;s co-chair of the Democrat centrist-leaning Blue Dog Coalition, who have outright refused to endorse her.<\/p>\n<p>Logically, however, there might not be time vet another candidate not named Harris, considering the convention opens in a few short weeks. Therefore, there remains the unstated reason why this is perfectly reasonable: Why would anyone be so stupid as to assume the rules for the debates that were dictated by the guy who&rsquo;s getting swapped out because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-drops-bomb-george-clooney-slams-late-discovery-bidens-decline-get-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he performed so poorly<\/a> in the one debate that took place would still apply?<\/p>\n<p>Trump took a gamble on the debate format put forth by Joe Biden. Biden literally chose everything, even down to the lack of audience and the slanted moderators. It paid off wildly for Trump &mdash; so wildly that he&rsquo;s now facing Kamala Harris, a woman whose lack of likability was one of the Trump campaign&rsquo;s best arguments before Uncle Joe&rsquo;s rocky debate ride derailed his 2024 chances.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, even without the shotgun wedding consummated, Harris is in her honeymoon stage with the Very Online liberal contingent. Even then, polling data still show that whatever bump she&rsquo;s received from the relief caused by Biden&rsquo;s ouster likely isn&rsquo;t enough to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-poll-gives-kamala-harris-painful-reality-check-campaign-gets-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get her over the top<\/a> were the election held today. The honeymoon stage doesn&rsquo;t last long.<\/p>\n<p>It only gets tougher from here, as well, especially since Harris hasn&rsquo;t even begun to face questions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-welcomes-kamala-harris-race-devastating-30-second-ad-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what she knew about Biden&rsquo;s cognitive decline<\/a> and when she knew it.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats, mind you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-pelosi-fresh-off-debate-humiliation-not-happy-bidens-debate-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">never even wanted a presidential debate<\/a> with Trump in the first place. Now they want it to take place under exactly the same rules the guy who isn&rsquo;t even around to have the debate any more proposed &mdash; and if not, he&rsquo;s a fraidy cat who should be off the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>No: He&rsquo;s simply a man playing by the same rules they do, if not perhaps even fairer. If the left is furious about it, perhaps golf is more their speed, not politics. 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He announced these details in a video that challenged the Trump campaign to accept or decline. Trump accepted, but the outcome was less than favorable for Biden, as evidenced by a montage of his verbal missteps during the debate shared by @TrumpWarRoom. <\/p>\n<p>Following the debate, Biden&#8217;s campaign quickly fell apart, leading to Vice President Kamala Harris emerging as the likely candidate for the 2024 presidential nomination. However, the debate format remains uncertain. In a statement that sparked outrage on social media, Trump&#8217;s campaign announced he would not commit to a second debate with Harris under the current rules, arguing that details cannot be finalized until the Democrats officially select a nominee. Trump suggested that many within the Democratic Party, including Barack Obama, doubt Harris&#8217;s ability to defeat him and are still considering other candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Harris&#8217;s campaign sharing a call with the Obamas where they endorsed her, Trump&#8217;s campaign maintained that scheduling a debate with her would be premature since the Democrats might still change their nominee. This led to a flurry of reactions from various left-leaning commentators, who accused Trump of being afraid of debating Harris, suggesting he was intimidated by a strong woman of color.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are valid reasons for Trump&#8217;s decision. The Democratic Party&#8217;s internal dynamics, particularly Obama&#8217;s hesitance to endorse Harris, indicate uncertainty about her candidacy. Additionally, it would be illogical for Trump to adhere to debate rules set by Biden, who performed poorly in the previous debate. Trump\u2019s strategy appears to be a calculated move to avoid a debate format that he believes would not favor him, especially with Harris&#8217;s current popularity among liberal voters. <\/p>\n<p>As the political landscape evolves, the pressure on Harris will increase, particularly regarding her knowledge of Biden&#8217;s cognitive issues. Some Democrats initially opposed the idea of debating Trump, yet now they want to proceed under the same conditions set by a candidate who is no longer in the race. 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