{"id":2320451,"date":"2024-08-07T11:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T15:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warms-to-debate-in-original-abc-news-format-well-be-debating-her-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T11:10:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T15:10:53","slug":"trump-warms-to-debate-in-original-abc-news-format-well-be-debating-her-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warms-to-debate-in-original-abc-news-format-well-be-debating-her-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warms to debate in original ABC News format: \u2018We\u2019ll be debating her\u2019 &#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%2Ftrump-warms-to-debate-in-original-abc-news-format-well-be-debating-her-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=2320451&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>Former President Donald Trump has shown a renewed openness to debating \u200cVice President Kamala Harris \u2062in the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rnc-launches-new-year-round-election-integrity-department-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"RNC creates year-round Election Integrity Department for 2024.\">upcoming presidential race<\/a>. Initially, Trump \u200bhad distanced himself from the debate that was\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-cancel-asylum-border-wall-arguments\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments\">originally scheduled<\/a> for\u200d September 10, when Joe Biden was \u2064still in the\u200d race. However, \u2062during a recent appearance on Fox News, he indicated a willingness\u200c to\u200d proceed with\u2062 the debate, stating, \u201cWe\u2019ll be debating her,\u200c I guess, in\u2063 the pretty near future.\u201d He also expressed a preference for hosting the debate on\u2064 Fox News, despite attempts to switch the venue to Fox being declined\u2062 by Harris&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s sentiment has \u2064shifted from skepticism to a more positive attitude towards the debate, contrasting with his remarks earlier in the week, where he mentioned\u2063 he might\u200c not \u2063participate. He \u2062emphasized the importance of debates, suggesting that \u200bthey reveal candidates&#8217; true capabilities, similar to what\u2063 he believes occurred in his previous debate with Biden. Additionally, he is involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-court-denies-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-permission-to-appeal-u-s-extradition\/\" title=\"UK Court Denies WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Permission to Appeal U.S. Extradition\">separate legal battle<\/a> against ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos regarding defamation claims related to past allegations \u200bagainst him.  <\/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\">Trump warms to debate in original ABC News format: &lsquo;We&rsquo;ll be debating her&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_1724638\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> expressed more of a willingness to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> on the originally proposed date than he has in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>When President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> was still in the race, he and Trump were set to debate on ABC News on Sept. 10. Since Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee, the former president has all but backed out of the agreed-upon debate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking Wednesday on Fox News, Trump appeared more willing to go through with the debate as planned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how she debates,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I hear she&rsquo;s sort of a nasty person but not a good debater, but we&rsquo;ll see because we&rsquo;ll be debating her, I guess, in the pretty near future. It&rsquo;s going to be announced fairly soon, but we&rsquo;ll be debating her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to see it on Fox, by the way,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;My preference would be Fox, but we have to debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump tried to move the debate to Fox News on Sept. 4, but the Harris campaign declined the invitation. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> has agreed to the scheduled ABC News debate.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, Trump seemed warmer to the idea of keeping the original debate than he did over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll see her on September 4th or, I won&rsquo;t see her at all,&rdquo; the former president posted Saturday on his Truth Social, later saying at one of his campaign rallies &ldquo;We&rsquo;re doing one with Fox, if she shows up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked by the Fox hosts if his campaign was working out debate details behind the scenes, Trump said &ldquo;No, but I can tell you every network loves me. They love me very much. I&rsquo;ve never been so loved.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think debates are very important, and I think she&rsquo;ll be exposed, just like Biden was exposed,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and ABC News&rsquo;s George Stephanopoulos are also in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/03\/politics\/kamala-harris-donald-trump-debate\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a legal battle<\/a> &mdash; Trump sued Stephanopoulos and the network for defamation after the anchor said a jury concluded that the former president raped E. Jean Carroll. The jury rejected Carroll&rsquo;s claim that he raped her but did find him liable for a lesser degree of<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-rape-carroll-trial-fe68259a4b98bb3947d42af9ec83d7db\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> sexual abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about a conflict of interest by appearing on ABC News despite the lawsuit, Trump said he could use that as an excuse not to debate, but it did not appear as though he would.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Harris&rsquo;s running mate, also said he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RpsAgainstTrump\/status\/1820957155337666896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>would be willing<\/a> to debate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), which is set to take place on CBS News on an unknown date.<\/p>\n<p>Vance said he was willing to debate Walz, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/politics\/jd-vance-lays-out-stipulation-before-agreeing-to-debate-tim-walz#:~:text=RELATED%20STORY%20%7C%20Will%20Kamala%20Harris,Tim%20Walz%2C%22%20Vance%20said.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>only after<\/a> he becomes the Democratic vice presidential nominee. The Democratic National Convention, where Walz&rsquo;s nomination will be confirmed, is in two weeks.<\/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_1724638\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724638\"}});<\/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>Trump shows increased interest in debating Kamala Harris on the original ABC News date: &#8216;We\u2019ll be debating her.&#8217; Former President Donald Trump has indicated a greater willingness to participate in a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on the initially scheduled date than he has shown recently. Initially, when President Joe Biden was still a candidate, Trump and Biden were slated to debate on ABC News on September 10. However, since Harris became the Democratic nominee, Trump seemed to back away from that agreement. Speaking on Fox News Wednesday, he appeared more open to proceeding with the debate as planned. &#8220;I\u2019m not sure how she debates,&#8221; Trump remarked. &#8220;I\u2019ve heard she can be quite unpleasant but isn\u2019t particularly skilled at debating; however, we will see because I guess we\u2019ll be debating her soon.&#8221; He added that he would prefer the debate to take place on Fox News but acknowledged that it needs to happen regardless.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had previously attempted to shift the debate venue to Fox News for September 4, but Harris&#8217;s campaign declined this offer. The vice president has confirmed her participation in the scheduled ABC News debate. As of Wednesday, Trump&#8217;s attitude towards maintaining the original plan seemed more positive compared to his stance over the weekend when he stated via Truth Social that he would either see her on September 4 or not at all and mentioned at a rally that they were organizing one with Fox if she attended.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by Fox hosts if his campaign was coordinating behind-the-scenes details for debates, Trump replied no but claimed every network loves him and expressed confidence about debates being crucial for exposing opponents like Biden was exposed before him.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there is an ongoing legal dispute between Trump and ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos after Trump sued for defamation following comments made by Stephanopoulos regarding a jury&#8217;s findings related to E. Jean Carroll&#8217;s allegations against him. Although there could be potential conflicts due to this lawsuit regarding appearing on ABC News, it seems unlikely that this will deter him from participating in the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), who is running alongside Harris as vice president, also expressed readiness to engage in a debate with Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), which is set for CBS News at an unspecified date; Vance agreed but only after Walz officially becomes the Democratic nominee during their convention in two weeks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2320452,"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\/08\/trump-cnn-debate-side-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36059,3896,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2320451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abc-news","tag-debate","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-cnn-debate-side-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320451","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=2320451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}