{"id":2326071,"date":"2024-08-17T23:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T03:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-harris-will-be-easier-to-debate-than-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T23:45:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T03:45:38","slug":"trump-claims-harris-will-be-easier-to-debate-than-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-harris-will-be-easier-to-debate-than-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims Harris will be easier to debate than Biden &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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-claims-harris-will-be-easier-to-debate-than-biden-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=2326071&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>In a recent\u200b rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential nominee Donald \u200dTrump expressed regret that he\u2064 is no longer campaigning against President Joe Biden, who has \u2062endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala\u200d Harris after withdrawing from the race. Trump believes he will have an easier time\u200b debating Harris, claiming she was not successful \u2062in the primaries and suggesting that Biden harbors resentment towards her. \u200bHe referenced his significant financial efforts\u200d against Biden&#8217;s campaign\u200b and highlighted the \u2064shift in dynamics since Harris&#8217;s entry \u200cinto the \u200crace on July 21. Trump&#8217;s\u2064 campaign strategy has shifted towards personal attacks on \u2064Harris rather than focusing on policy, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sununu-and-trump-clash-over-2024-presidential-race\/\" title=\"Sununu and Trump disagree on 2024 presidential race.\">recent\u2062 polling<\/a> indicates a tighter race with Harris\u2062 showing leads in \u200ckey states like Arizona and North Carolina.  <\/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 claims Harris will be easier to debate than Biden<\/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_1732423\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican presidential nominee <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> lamented that he is no longer running against President Joe Biden during a Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3125128\/watch-live-trump-speaks-at-pennsylvania-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rally<\/a> in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, but he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-chinese-diplomat-says-us-too-negative-toward-china-amid-rising-tensions\/\" title=\"Top Chinese Diplomat Says US \u2018Too Negative\u2019 Toward China Amid Rising Tensions\">expressed optimism<\/a> that he can defeat Democratic nominee <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spoke in Pennsylvania nearly four weeks after Biden ended his reelection bid and chose to endorse Harris instead. The former president alluded to the fact that 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> did not win any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-minority-leader-mccarthy-speaks-highly-of-president-trump-after-previous-critical-comments\/\" title=\"House Minority Leader McCarthy speaks highly of President Trump after previous critical comments\">primary elections<\/a> this year, suggesting her boss &ldquo;hates&rdquo; her for becoming the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden hates her,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;This was an overthrow of a president. &hellip; I spent $100 million fighting Joe Biden, they told him he couldn&rsquo;t win. His debate performance wasn&rsquo;t the best ever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s June 27 debate against Biden was the catalyst for the president&rsquo;s exit from the race. Dozens of elected Democrats called for the president to end his campaign after he struggled in front of millions of viewers, and nearly three weeks later, he did, jumpstarting Democratic momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Since Harris, 59, launched her campaign on July 21, Trump, 78, has spent more time attacking his opponent personally rather than on policy, which, combined with the momentum from a younger candidate entering the race, has contributed to much tighter polling data than when Biden, 81, was in the race. The latest <em>New York Times<\/em>\/Siena College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3125011\/harris-puts-sunbelt-states-georgia-north-carolina-arizona-in-play-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> shows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-draws-gop-attacks-as-biden-faces-calls-to-step-aside-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris draws GOP attacks as Biden faces calls to step aside - Washington Examiner\">vice president leading<\/a> in Arizona and North Carolina. The only Democrat to prevail in the latter during the last 11 election cycles was Barack Obama in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his downward momentum in the polls, however, Trump said he is ready for the second of the two debates he agreed to in May, even with a different cast of characters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look forward to debating her, by the way,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;She&rsquo;ll be easier. She&rsquo;ll be easier than [Biden].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rally was one of several Trump has held this year in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes are likely to decide who wins the White House &mdash; the commonwealth has voted for the Electoral College victor in each of the last four cycles. Harris is also set to visit the state, beginning a bus tour Sunday in Pittsburgh before the Democratic National Convention opens Sunday in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The two nominees are scheduled to debate on Sept. 10, just under two months before Election Day. The Trump campaign has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3124470\/trump-recruits-tulsi-gabbard-debate-preparation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recruited<\/a> former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who shared a 2020 Democratic primary debate stage with Harris, to help him prepare.<\/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_1732423\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732423\"}});<\/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 asserts that debating Harris will be simpler than debating Biden. During a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump expressed disappointment that he is no longer facing President Joe Biden but remains hopeful about defeating Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. This rally took place nearly four weeks after Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed Harris. Trump hinted at the vice president&#8217;s lack of success in primary elections this year, implying that Biden &#8220;hates&#8221; her for becoming the Democratic nominee. He stated, &#8220;Joe Biden hates her,&#8221; and referred to it as an &#8220;overthrow of a president.&#8221; Trump noted his significant investment in opposing Biden and criticized his debate performance as subpar. The former president&#8217;s debate with Biden on June 27 was pivotal in prompting the latter&#8217;s exit from the race, following calls from numerous Democrats for him to step down after a poor showing.<\/p>\n<p>Since Harris launched her campaign on July 21, Trump has focused more on personal attacks rather than policy discussions against her. This shift, along with momentum from a younger candidate entering the race, has resulted in tighter polling compared to when Biden was still running. Recent polling data shows Harris leading in states like Arizona and North Carolina\u2014where only Barack Obama won as a Democrat since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Despite declining poll numbers for himself, Trump stated he is prepared for their upcoming debates scheduled for September 10\u2014less than two months before Election Day\u2014and believes debating Harris will be easier than facing Biden. The rally was one of several held by Trump this year in Pennsylvania\u2014a key state with 19 electoral votes crucial for winning the presidency\u2014as both candidates gear up for their campaigns ahead of the Democratic National Convention starting Sunday in Chicago. To prepare for his debate against Harris, Trump&#8217;s campaign has enlisted former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard who previously shared a stage with her during a Democratic primary debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2326072,"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-rally-Pennsylvania.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3896,4021,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2326071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-debate","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-rally-Pennsylvania.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326071","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\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}