{"id":2331891,"date":"2024-08-27T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-abc-news-debate-with-harris-is-back-on-after-bias-claims-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T20:28:40","slug":"trump-says-abc-news-debate-with-harris-is-back-on-after-bias-claims-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-abc-news-debate-with-harris-is-back-on-after-bias-claims-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says ABC News debate with Harris is back on after bias claims &#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\">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-says-abc-news-debate-with-harris-is-back-on-after-bias-claims-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=2331891&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\u200d announced that his debate with Vice President \u200bKamala Harris, scheduled for September 10, will\u200b proceed\u200b despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-tells-biden-to-back-off-after-palestinian-rioters-attack-police\/\" title=\"Israel Tells Biden To Back Off After Palestinian Rioters Attack Police\">previous concerns<\/a> over bias from ABC News, the event&#8217;s sponsor. In a post on Truth Social, \u2064Trump claimed\u2063 he has reached an agreement with Democrats, labeling ABC News as &#8220;FAKE NEWS&#8221; and referencing past debates\u2063 with \u2063President Joe Biden. Just days \u200bprior, Trump had indicated he might skip the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-white-house-holds-press-briefing-with-national-security-adviser-jake-sullivan\/\" title=\"LIVE: White House press briefing featuring national security adviser Jake Sullivan.\">debate due<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-level-republicans-push-back-on-big-tech\/\" title=\"State-Level Republicans Push Back on Big Tech\">perceived bias<\/a> against him. Disagreements between the campaigns over microphone usage during the debate\u200c have also been reported. Trump outlined\u200b the debate\u2064 rules, stating that it would\u2062 be a &#8220;stand up&#8221; format\u2064 without\u2064 notes allowed for candidates, and \u2064emphasized a commitment from ABC\u200c to ensure a &#8220;fair and equitable&#8221; debate.  <\/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 says ABC News debate with Harris is back on after bias claims<\/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>Former President <a title href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> said the scheduled Sept. 10 debate against Vice President <a title href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> is back on after arguing that the <a title href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>-sponsored event would be riddled with biased moderators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113035417108806850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump posted<\/a> Tuesday afternoon on Truth Social. &ldquo;It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rules will be the same as the last CNN Debate, which seemed to work out well for everyone except, perhaps, Crooked Joe Biden.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-elections-live-updates-biden-trump-house-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTION: LIVE UPDATES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former president seemed to suggest he <a title href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3133967\/trump-suggests-skip-abc-news-debate-against-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would skip the debate<\/a> next month just two days ago, as he claimed ABC News was full of &ldquo;Trump Haters,&rdquo; and there were some alleged reports that the two campaigns disagreed over the use of muting microphones when the candidates are not speaking.<\/p>\n<p>During the June debate against President Joe Biden on CNN, microphones were muted when the two leaders were not speaking. The Harris campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/26\/politics\/trump-harris-september-debate\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly<\/a> wanted the microphones to stay on irrespective of when the candidates were speaking.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, in his Tuesday post, laid out the debate terms that he had agreed to ahead of the event. &ldquo;The Debate will be &lsquo;stand up,&rsquo; and Candidates cannot bring notes, or &lsquo;cheat sheets.&rsquo; We have also been given assurance by ABC that this will be a &lsquo;fair and equitable&rsquo; Debate, and that neither side will be given the questions in advance (No Donna Brazile!),&rdquo; he wrote of the former Democratic National Committee chairwoman.<\/p>\n<p>The debate is scheduled to take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and will be moderated by&nbsp;<em>World News Tonight<\/em>&nbsp;anchor David Muir and&nbsp;<em>ABC News Live Prime<\/em>&nbsp;anchor Linsey Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had agreed to three debates against Harris, including a Fox News-sponsored debate on Sept. 4, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-candidate-terry-mcauliffe-showcases-florida-workers-in-campaign-ad\/\" title=\"Virginia Candidate Terry McAuliffe Showcases Florida Workers in Campaign Ad\">campaign declined<\/a> the offer. A third debate hosted by NBC News and scheduled for Sept. 25 also appears to have been turned down by Harris, although Trump still appears amenable to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris would not agree to the FoxNews Debate on September 4th, but that date will be held open in case she changes her mind or, Flip Flops, as she has done on every single one of her long held and cherished policy beliefs,&rdquo; Trump added. &ldquo;A possible third Debate, which would go to NBC FAKE NEWS, has not been agreed to by the Radical Left. GOD BLESS AMERICA!&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>  The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Harris campaign and ABC News for comment. <\/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>Trump announces that the ABC News debate with Harris is back on after bias allegations. Former President Donald Trump stated that the upcoming debate on September 10 against Vice President Kamala Harris will proceed, despite his concerns about biased moderators at the ABC News event. He shared on Truth Social, \u201cI have come to an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris. It will be broadcast live on ABC FAKE NEWS, which is by far the most unfair and nasty news outlet in existence, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The rules will mirror those of the last CNN Debate, which seemed to work out well for everyone except maybe Crooked Joe Biden.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Just two days prior, Trump hinted he might not participate in next month\u2019s debate due to claims that ABC News was filled with \u201cTrump Haters,\u201d and there were reports of disagreements between their campaigns regarding microphone usage when candidates are not speaking. During a June debate against President Joe Biden on CNN, microphones were muted when neither candidate was speaking; however, it was reported that Harris&#8217;s campaign preferred microphones to remain active regardless of who was speaking.<\/p>\n<p>In his Tuesday post, Trump outlined terms he had agreed upon for the upcoming debate: \u201cThe Debate will be \u2018stand up,\u2019 and Candidates cannot bring notes or \u2018cheat sheets.\u2019 We have also received assurances from ABC that this will be a \u2018fair and equitable\u2019 Debate without advance questions (No Donna Brazile!).\u201d The event is set to take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and will be moderated by David Muir from World News Tonight and Linsey Davis from ABC News Live Prime.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had initially agreed to three debates against Harris\u2014including one sponsored by Fox News on September 4\u2014but her campaign declined this offer. A potential third debate hosted by NBC News scheduled for September 25 also seems to have been rejected by Harris; however, Trump remains open to it. He remarked about her refusal regarding FoxNews: \u201cHarris would not agree to the FoxNews Debate on September 4th but we\u2019ll keep that date open in case she changes her mind or flip-flops as she has done with all her long-held policy beliefs.\u201d He added about NBC: \u201cA possible third Debate has not been agreed upon by the Radical Left.\u201d The Washington Examiner reached out for comments from both the Harris campaign and ABC News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2331892,"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\/trump-harris-race.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36059,39440,3896,32438,3634],"class_list":["post-2331891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-abc-news","tag-bias-claims","tag-debate","tag-kamala-harris","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trump-harris-race.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331891","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}