{"id":2331060,"date":"2024-08-26T13:50:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-burgum-predicts-harris-campaign-will-do-everything-to-avoid-trump-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T13:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:53:20","slug":"doug-burgum-predicts-harris-campaign-will-do-everything-to-avoid-trump-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-burgum-predicts-harris-campaign-will-do-everything-to-avoid-trump-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Burgum predicts Harris campaign will do everything to avoid Trump debate &#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\">30<\/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%2Fdoug-burgum-predicts-harris-campaign-will-do-everything-to-avoid-trump-debate-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=2331060&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>North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum predicted that Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign will strategically avoid a debate with\u2062 former President Donald Trump, highlighting inconsistencies in \u2062their approach. He pointed out that\u200b the Harris campaign appears to \u2063be &#8220;flip-flopping&#8221; on\u200c various issues, including requests for debates. Recently, the Harris team sought to change the \u2064microphone rules for an upcoming debate, \u2063aiming to keep microphones on for both candidates throughout the event \u200dto manage Trump&#8217;s potential unpredictability. This follows a \u200dprior request by the Biden campaign to mute microphones during their own debates. <\/p>\n<p>Burgum expressed skepticism about Harris&#8217;s willingness to \u2063engage in open debate,\u2063 suggesting that her strategy may involve staying out of the public \u200deye and leveraging biased debate rules to their advantage. Trump&#8217;s team echoed these concerns, claiming \u200cHarris&#8217;s campaign is looking for \u200bways to avoid confronting him directly. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-fades-in-post-debate-poll\/\" title=\"Fetterman Fades in Post-Debate Poll\">highly anticipated debate<\/a> between Trump and Harris is scheduled for September 10, while a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a><\/a> featuring Senator \u2064J.D. Vance and Governor Tim Walz will take place on \u200dOctober 1.  <\/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\">Doug Burgum predicts Harris campaign will do everything to avoid Trump debate<\/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_1738299\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Doug Burgum<\/a> (R-ND) suggested Monday that Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> campaign will continue to &ldquo;flip flop&rdquo; in the election cycle, including on its preferences for next month&rsquo;s presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> on ABC News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A recent report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3133999\/harris-team-fighting-muted-mics-abc-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> the Harris campaign wants to change the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-team-fighting-muted-mics-at-abc-debate-after-biden-requested-rule-report-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris team fighting muted mics at ABC debate after Biden requested rule: Report - Washington Examiner\">microphone policy back<\/a> to having the microphones for both candidates on throughout the entire debate because former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> could say something if he loses his composure. This request comes after the Biden campaign asked CNN to mute the microphones of candidates when it was not their turn to talk during their debate in June.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I think the debate about the debate is going to continue to go on, and I think that the Harris campaign is going to continue to try to do what they&rsquo;re doing,&rdquo; Burgum said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em>. &ldquo;They flip-flopped on everything else, they hide behind quotes from anonymous aides, and I think they&rsquo;ll do anything they can to try to get out of a debate with President Trump, and if that means &lsquo;hey, we&rsquo;re going to keep asking for rules that are unreasonable and with complete bias and advantage to them,&rsquo; we&rsquo;ll just see where it happens to go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2566716&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=59cac19483f8acb1d2b7714dcc39b1e1\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Burgum added that the Harris campaign wants to &ldquo;stay in the vault inside the basement&rdquo; and one way Harris can continue to remain hidden from the public is not to debate Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The former president questioned why he should participate in the debate with Harris on ABC News and said she turned down other offers to debate him from various networks, which is the latest statement he&rsquo;s made that casts doubt on his willingness to debate Harris. Trump offered to debate Harris on Fox News earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Miller, senior adviser to Trump, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the Harris campaign is &ldquo;clearly concerned about what they&rsquo;re seeing&rdquo; from her performance in her debate preparation. He said her campaign &ldquo;is looking for an off-ramp to get out of the debate,&rdquo; as this is &ldquo;the only explanation&rdquo; for its request to change the debate rules.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News&rsquo;s debate between Trump and Harris is scheduled for Sept. 10, and a vice presidential debate between Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), hosted by CBS News, is scheduled for Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the debate, Burgum encouraged voters to demand answers from Harris because she has yet to do a one-on-one interview with the press since joining the 2024 presidential race last month. He argued the country has never had a candidate who evades answering questions from the press so close to the election, and said voters can assume her policies are the same as President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> until she says otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Burgum revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3084756\/trump-hints-cabinet-position-burgum-mr-secretary-nod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump referred to him as &ldquo;Mr. Secretary,&rdquo;<\/a> which is a hint that the governor may have a cabinet role if the former president wins. Burgum was rumored to be on Trump&rsquo;s short list for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vice presidential<\/a> candidates but the role ultimately went to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Vance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1738299\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738299\"}});<\/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>Doug Burgum, the Governor of North Dakota, expressed on Monday that he believes Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign will keep &#8220;flip-flopping&#8221; during the election cycle, particularly regarding their stance on the upcoming presidential debate scheduled for next month on ABC News. According to a recent report, the Harris campaign is seeking to revert to a policy where both candidates&#8217; microphones remain active throughout the debate. This change is motivated by concerns that former President Donald Trump might lose his composure and say something controversial. This request follows an earlier move by the Biden campaign during a June debate when they asked CNN to mute candidates&#8217; microphones when it wasn&#8217;t their turn to speak.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum commented on Fox News\u2019s America\u2019s Newsroom, stating that discussions about debate rules will persist and suggested that Harris&#8217;s team would do anything possible to avoid debating Trump. He accused them of hiding behind anonymous sources and trying to impose unreasonable rules favoring them. He also mentioned that Harris seems inclined to stay out of public view, implying she might avoid debating Trump altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has questioned why he should engage in a debate with Harris after she declined other offers from various networks for debates against him; he recently proposed a debate with her on Fox News. Jason Miller, Trump&#8217;s senior adviser, indicated that the Harris campaign appears worried about her performance in preparation for debates and is looking for ways out of participating.<\/p>\n<p>The ABC News debate between Trump and Harris is set for September 10th, while another vice presidential debate featuring Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) will take place on October 1st at CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of these events, Burgum urged voters to press Harris for answers since she has not conducted any one-on-one interviews with media since entering the 2024 presidential race last month. He argued it&#8217;s unprecedented for a candidate so close to an election not to engage with journalists and suggested voters can assume her policies align closely with those of President Joe Biden until stated otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Burgum revealed that Trump referred to him as &#8220;Mr. Secretary,&#8221; hinting at a potential cabinet position if Trump were elected again; although there were rumors about Burgum being considered as Trump&#8217;s vice-presidential pick, this role ultimately went to Vance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2331061,"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\/Doug-Burgum-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,32286,32438,34347,39309],"class_list":["post-2331060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-doug-burgum","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-predictions","tag-trump-debate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Doug-Burgum-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331060","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}