{"id":2316317,"date":"2024-07-30T21:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T01:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-tries-to-goad-trump-into-a-debate-say-it-to-my-face-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T21:09:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T01:09:22","slug":"harris-tries-to-goad-trump-into-a-debate-say-it-to-my-face-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-tries-to-goad-trump-into-a-debate-say-it-to-my-face-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris tries to goad Trump into a debate: &#8216;Say it to my face&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fharris-tries-to-goad-trump-into-a-debate-say-it-to-my-face-washington-examiner%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=2316317&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>At a rally in Atlanta, Vice President Kamala Harris \u2062challenged former President Donald Trump to debate her, criticizing \u200chim for backing \u200dout of a\u200b previously\u2062 agreed-upon debate. \u2064Speaking \u2062to a crowd of \u200b10,000 at Georgia State\u2064 University&#8217;s Convocation Center, she emphasized that the momentum of \u200bthe race \u2063is\u200d shifting \u2063against him. Harris pointed out Trump&#8217;s frequent criticisms\u200c of her \u200dwhile he\u2062 remains unwilling to \u200dface \u2064her \u200don stage, saying, &#8220;if you\u2019ve got something to say, \u200dsay it to my face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She\u2064 also defended her role in addressing\u2062 border issues, countering Republican \u2064attacks by stating her experience\u2063 as \u200cthe attorney general of\u200c a border state, while accusing Trump of failing to take genuine action on \u200cborder security. \u2063Harris vowed to\u2064 tackle inflation and price gouging if elected,\u200d while \u200bencouraging her\u200d supporters to recognize the challenges ahead in the\u2064 upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p>The rally \u2063featured a\u2063 performance by rapper Megan\u2063 Thee Stallion,\u200d who connected with the \u2064audience and encouraged them to vote. Harris&#8217;s messaging was consistent with that of President Biden, focusing on the economy while trying to create a\u200b distinct atmosphere at her event, notably by \u200ddiscouraging \u2062chants against Trump. The\u200c rally included appearances from Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, \u2062as well \u200bas former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, to\u2063 energize attendees for the \u200dupcoming election.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris tries to goad Trump into a debate: &lsquo;Say it to my face&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1717559\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> Tuesday taunted former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> for failing to lock in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> against her during a star-powered rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The momentum in this race is shifting and there are signs that Donald Trump is feeling it,&rdquo; Harris told the 10,000-person crowd crammed into Georgia State University&rsquo;s Convocation Center. &ldquo;You may have seen he pulled out of the debate in September he had previously agreed to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He won&rsquo;t debate, but he and his running mate sure seem to have a lot to say about me,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Well Donald, I do hope you&rsquo;ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage because as the saying goes, if you&rsquo;ve got something to say, say it to my face.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Harris also went on offense as Trump and Republicans politically attack her for being President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;border czar,&rdquo;<\/a> promising to sign the bipartisan border and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-who-pushed-china-divestment-kept-his-own-chinese-investments\/\" title=\"Dem Congressman Who Pushed China Divestment Kept His Own Chinese Investments\">national security bill<\/a> that was negotiated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> earlier this year. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> and campaign remain adamant she is responsible for addressing the root causes of migration and is not Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;border czar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In this campaign, I will proudly put my record against his any day of the week &mdash; any day of the week, including, for example, on the issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration<\/a>,&rdquo; Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was the attorney general of a border state,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;Donald Trump, on the other hand, has been talking a big game about securing our border, but he does not walk the walk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the bravado, Harris underscored former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a>&lsquo;s message in his endorsement of her last week, that she is an underdog before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>November&rsquo;s election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s level set,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We have a fight in front of us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris was introduced by Atlanta-born rapper and singer Quavo, with a special performance by fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know my ladies in the crowd love their bodies,&rdquo; Megan Thee Stallion said before she started performing her new song, &ldquo;Body.&rdquo; &ldquo;If you want to keep loving your body, you know who to vote for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Although the vibe of Harris&rsquo;s rally was in stark contrast to any of its Biden counterparts, her message was remarkably similar to that of the man she replaced on the 2024 Democratic ticket last week and is hoping to replace in the White House next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-torches-biden-admin-after-psaki-makes-false-statement-about-his-handling-of-pandemic-in-florida\/\" title=\"DeSantis Torches Biden Admin After Psaki Makes False Statement About His Handling Of Pandemic In Florida\">including encouraging people<\/a> to sit down before she started speaking. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By many indicators our economy is the strongest in the world. But while inflation is down and wages are up, prices are still too high,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;You know it and I know it &hellip; on day one I will take on price gouging and bring down costs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One difference included her discouraging people from chanting, &ldquo;Lock him up,&rdquo; something Biden did not do in Michigan earlier this month nor Harris in Wisconsin last week.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-ossoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jon Ossoff<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/raphael-warnock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Raphael Warnock<\/a> (D-GA), in addition to 2022 Democratic gubernatorial nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stacey-abrams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Stacey Abrams<\/a>, helped to warm up the audience.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t know if you all heard about it, but apparently Donald Trump is too scared to debate Vice President Harris,&rdquo; Ossoff said. &ldquo;The candidate dodging debates is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-brutally-mocked-for-embarrassing-loss-to-none-of-these-candidates-in-nevada-primary\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley Ridiculed for Humiliating Defeat in Nevada Primary\">candidate losing<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was Biden&rsquo;s disastrous debate against Trump on June 27 that drew widespread concern about his mental acuity and kicked off the pressure campaign among Democrats that culminated with Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064997\/joe-biden-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"bowing out\">bowing out<\/a> of the race on July 21.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some days I feel sorry for Republicans because they&rsquo;ve got to figure out how to run a criminal against a prosecutor,&rdquo; Warnock added. &ldquo;Kamala Harris is getting ready to prosecute the case. The American people are the jury and we&rsquo;re going to get the verdict right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Fox News Monday night he would &ldquo;probably end up debating&rdquo; and that the head-to-head should be held &ldquo;before the votes start being cast.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So the answer is yes, but I can also make a case for not doing it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1717559\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1717559\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris challenged former President Donald Trump during a high-profile rally in Atlanta on Tuesday, criticizing him for not committing to a debate with her. Addressing a crowd of 10,000 at Georgia State University\u2019s Convocation Center, she remarked, \u201cThe momentum in this race is changing and it seems like Donald Trump is sensing it.\u201d She pointed out that he had withdrawn from a previously agreed-upon debate scheduled for September. <\/p>\n<p>Harris noted that while Trump and his running mate frequently comment on her, he has avoided debating her directly. \u201cWell Donald, I hope you\u2019ll think about joining me on the debate stage because as the saying goes, if you have something to say, say it to my face,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>She also defended herself against Republican attacks regarding her role as President Joe Biden&#8217;s &#8220;border czar,&#8221; asserting her commitment to signing a bipartisan border and national security bill negotiated by the Senate earlier this year. The White House maintains that she is focused on addressing the root causes of migration rather than being labeled as Biden&#8217;s &#8220;border czar.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will proudly put my record against his any day of the week\u2014especially regarding immigration,\u201d Harris declared. She highlighted her experience as attorney general of a border state while criticizing Trump&#8217;s lack of action despite his strong rhetoric about border security.<\/p>\n<p>Despite projecting confidence, Harris acknowledged former President Barack Obama\u2019s recent endorsement message that positions her as an underdog ahead of November\u2019s election: \u201cLet\u2019s level set; we have a fight ahead.\u201d The rally featured performances by Atlanta rapper Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion, who encouraged women in attendance to vote for those who support body positivity.<\/p>\n<p>While maintaining similar themes to Biden&#8217;s previous rallies\u2014such as discussing economic strength amidst inflation\u2014Harris notably discouraged chants like \u201cLock him up,\u201d which were absent from Biden&#8217;s recent events too. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock warmed up the audience with remarks about Trump&#8217;s reluctance to debate Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded later in an interview with Fox News that he would likely agree to debate but suggested it should happen before voting begins: \u201cSo yes, but I can also argue against doing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2316318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harris_Atlanta_rally_7.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3896,4021,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2316317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harris_Atlanta_rally_7.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316317","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}