{"id":2322495,"date":"2024-08-10T18:25:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T22:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-pledges-to-do-town-halls-if-kamala-harris-declines-other-debates\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T18:27:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T22:27:32","slug":"trump-campaign-pledges-to-do-town-halls-if-kamala-harris-declines-other-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-pledges-to-do-town-halls-if-kamala-harris-declines-other-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Campaign Pledges to Do Town Halls if Kamala Harris Declines Other Debates"},"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-campaign-pledges-to-do-town-halls-if-kamala-harris-declines-other-debates%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=2322495&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&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-qualifies-for-first-republican-debate\/\" title=\"Mike Pence makes the cut for GOP debate.\">campaign recently announced<\/a> his willingness to participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-campus-hate-crimes-that-turned-out-to-be-hoaxes\/\" title=\"6 Campus \u2018Hate Crimes\u2019 That Turned Out To Be Hoaxes\">town hall meetings<\/a> if Vice President Kamala \u200cHarris declines his invitation for two proposed debates. Trump had \u200dsuggested three debate dates during a press conference, with both campaigns agreeing to a debate on September 10 on\u200d ABC News. However, Harris has not \u2062yet confirmed \u200cparticipation \u200din the other proposed debates\u2062 on September 4 and \u200bSeptember 25.<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2064 expressed her support for \u200dthe debate on September \u200d10,\u2063 emphasizing her hope that \u200cTrump would attend. In case Harris\u200d does not participate, a Trump\u200b campaign official stated \u2063that they would hold \u200ctown hall \u200devents to challenge her\u2064 absence\u2064 and criticize her \u200dengagement in media discussions. Trump voiced doubts about Harris&#8217;s competence and her ability to handle \u2063media interviews, further echoing\u2062 his sentiments regarding the importance of the \u2062debates. <\/p>\n<p>Before\u2064 Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the race, he had agreed to debate Trump on\u2062 the\u200c same September date. Meanwhile, Trump has criticized Harris&#8217;s lack of press appearances\u2062 since her nomination following Biden&#8217;s exit from\u2062 the \u200dpresidential\u2064 race.  <\/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>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycallernewsfoundation.org\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign indicated Saturday that he would do town halls if Vice President Kamala Harris declined his invitation for two debates, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/08\/08\/donald-trump-debate-schedule-challenge-kamala-harris\/\">proposed<\/a> three dates for presidential debates on Fox News, NBC, and ABC during a press conference Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Both campaigns agreed to participate in a Sept. 10 debate on ABC News, ABC Washington Bureau Chief Rick Klein <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rickklein\/status\/1821614253008416941?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1821614253008416941%7Ctwgr%5E0ecc6b4a6baf9a2414641986dbcaaddd539c09bb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2024%2F08%2F08%2Fdonald-trump-debate-schedule-challenge-kamala-harris%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>But Harris has not yet committed to the proposed Sept. 4 debate on Fox News or the Sept. 25 debate on NBC.<\/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>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad that he&rsquo;s finally agreed to a debate on September 10th,&rdquo; Harris told reporters Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/08\/politics\/trump-debate-harris-september\/index.html\">according<\/a> to CNN. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking forward to it, and I hope he shows up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy to have that conversation about an additional debate for after September 10th,&rdquo; Harris added.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump campaign official <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/10\/us-news\/trump-to-host-town-halls-if-harris-bails-on-fox-news-nbc-debate-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> the New York Post Saturday that &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll do town-halls&rdquo; if Harris does not show up.<\/p>\n<p>A series of in-person townhalls where Trump nightly exposes Harris as unwilling to engage could deal steady, prolonged damage to her campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump on Kamala: &ldquo;She can&rsquo;t do an interview. She&rsquo;s barely competent and she can&rsquo;t do an interview. But I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zbA9cUUWQf\">pic.twitter.com\/zbA9cUUWQf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1821618580074721784?\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/05\/15\/biden-challenges-trump-debate-networks\/\">agreed<\/a> to debate Trump on Sept. 10 on ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/08\/03\/trump-agrees-debate-kamala-harris-fox-news\/\">initially<\/a> suggested he would not debate Harris on that date after Biden dropped out, announcing that he had agreed to debate her on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has not held a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/08\/09\/harris-faulkner-spars-with-liberal-guest\/\">press conference<\/a> since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee after Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/07\/21\/joe-biden-drops-out-presidential-race-2024\/\">dropped<\/a> out on July 21.<\/p>\n<p>Trump attacked her lack of media appearances during his Thursday press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She can&rsquo;t do an interview. She&rsquo;s barely competent and she can&rsquo;t do an interview,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1821618580074721784?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1821618580074721784%7Ctwgr%5E0ecc6b4a6baf9a2414641986dbcaaddd539c09bb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2024%2F08%2F08%2Fdonald-trump-debate-schedule-challenge-kamala-harris%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;But I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump and Harris campaigns did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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During a press conference on Thursday, Trump suggested three dates for presidential debates to be aired on Fox News, NBC, and ABC. Both campaigns confirmed their participation in a debate scheduled for September 10th on ABC News, as stated by ABC Washington Bureau Chief Rick Klein. However, Harris has yet to commit to the proposed debates on September 4th with Fox News or September 25th with NBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m pleased that he has finally agreed to debate on September 10th,&#8221; Harris told reporters Thursday according to CNN. &#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to it and hope he shows up.&#8221; She also expressed her willingness to discuss an additional debate after September 10th.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump campaign official informed the New York Post that &#8220;we\u2019ll do town halls&#8221; if Harris does not attend the debates. A series of in-person town halls where Trump could highlight Harris&#8217;s reluctance to engage might significantly harm her campaign over time.<\/p>\n<p>Trump criticized Harris during his press conference: &#8220;She can\u2019t do an interview. She\u2019s barely competent and she can\u2019t do an interview. But I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, he had agreed to debate Trump on September 10th via ABC News. Initially, Trump indicated he would not debate Harris after Biden&#8217;s exit but later announced his agreement for a debate with her on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee following Biden&#8217;s withdrawal on July 21st, Harris has not held any press conferences. Trump&#8217;s remarks included criticism of her absence from media appearances: &#8220;She can\u2019t do an interview&#8230; But I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight.&#8221; The campaigns of both Trump and Harris did not respond immediately when contacted by Daily Caller News Foundation for comments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2322496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917713.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,15571,32438,37789,3634],"class_list":["post-2322495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-debates","tag-kamala-harris","tag-town-halls","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917713.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322495","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}