{"id":2339834,"date":"2024-09-11T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-necessity-of-second-debate-with-harris-why-would-i-do-a-rematch-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:52:03","slug":"trump-questions-necessity-of-second-debate-with-harris-why-would-i-do-a-rematch-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-necessity-of-second-debate-with-harris-why-would-i-do-a-rematch-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump questions necessity of second debate with Harris: \u2018Why would I do a rematch?\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\">34<\/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-questions-necessity-of-second-debate-with-harris-why-would-i-do-a-rematch-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=2339834&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 post-debate analysis, former President \u2063Donald \u2063Trump expressed skepticism about \u2064the necessity of a second debate\u2063 with Vice President Kamala\u2064 Harris, claiming she had been &#8220;beaten badly&#8221;\u2063 in their initial \u2064encounter. Following their debate\u200c in Philadelphia, Harris&#8217;s campaign \u200bimmediately called \u2064for a rematch, but Trump\u200c cast doubt over whether \u2064he would agree\u200d to it. He highlighted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-polls-favoring-gov-newsom-california-gop-committed-to-recall\/\" title=\"Despite Polls Favoring Gov. Newsom, California GOP Committed to Recall\">polls favoring<\/a> him had shown significant\u2064 margins, referencing one with a result of 92-8. Trump likened Harris&#8217;s request for a rematch to a fighter\u2064 demanding another chance after losing a match, using sports terminology to explain the situation. Despite polls indicating a preference for Harris as the debate winner, Trump and\u200c his supporters maintained \u200bthat he performed well. Harris&#8217;s\u2063 team formally requested a second\u200b debate in October, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-signs-deal-with-nemaska-lithium-in-push-to-boost-ev-output\/\" title=\"Ford partners with Nemaska Lithium to increase EV production.\">doubts linger<\/a> regarding Trump&#8217;s willingness to participate, with some political\u200d analysts suggesting he may resist their calls.  <\/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 questions necessity of second debate with Harris: &lsquo;Why would I do a rematch?&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_1758438\" 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> questioned the logic behind doing a second debate with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> after he claimed &ldquo;she was beaten badly&rdquo; during their first encounter Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Harris campaign requested a second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> immediately after the pair&rsquo;s debut encounter ended in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening. Trump cast doubts on acceding to the request the following day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was beaten badly last night,&rdquo; Trump claimed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113119754198414727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> to Truth Social. &ldquo;Every Poll has us WINNING, in one case, 92-8, so why would I do a Rematch?&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former president, who frequents boxing and mixed martial arts competitions, used a sports analogy to explain why Harris wanted a second opportunity to face off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the World of Boxing or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/UFC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>UFC<\/a>, when a Fighter gets beaten or knocked out, they get up and scream, &lsquo;I DEMAND A REMATCH, I DEMAND A REMATCH!&rsquo; Well, it&rsquo;s no different with a Debate,&rdquo; Trump declared.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113119754198414727\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Two major post-debate surveys indicated voters favored Harris as the winner. However, a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113117026835891752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>series<\/a> of polls conducted by media outlets and proudly celebrated by Trump showed the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-on-pennsylvania-another-statistical-analysis-shows-roughly-300000-biden-votes-are-questionable\/\" title=\"More on Pennsylvania - Another Statistical Analysis Shows Roughly 300,000 Biden Votes Are Questionable\">president won<\/a> the debate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris campaign chairwoman Jen O&rsquo;Malley Dillon requested Trump to accept a second debate in October on Tuesday evening. Speaking to reporters the same evening in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-to-no-longer-allow-trump-surrogates-in-debate-spin-room-after-trump-refuses-to-show-up\/\" title=\"Fox News bans Trump surrogates from debate &#039;spin room&#039; due to Trump&#039;s absence.\">debate spin room<\/a>, the former president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3150332\/trump-debate-spin-room-visit-harris-rematch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he would &ldquo;think about that.&rdquo;&nbsp;His words came as Trump allies, including Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3150782\/republicans-second-debate-trump-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>urged him<\/a> to accept, saying it would be &ldquo;good for the country. <\/p>\n<p>Former Clinton adviser Doug Schoen doubted Trump would agree to the Harris campaign&rsquo;s wishes for a &ldquo;rematch,&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/trump-harris-face-off-there-clear-winner-dont-believe-election-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> arguing<\/a> in a Fox News op-ed that the former president had been burned by the ABC debate that was &ldquo;hardly fair.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump shakes hands with Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Conservatives held resounding condemnation for ABC debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis. arguing their questions and frequent fact-checking showed a clear bias in favor of Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While he served in a Democratic administration, Schoen agreed with GOP concerns that Harris &ldquo;was aided and abetted by two ABC News moderators who seemingly felt the need to fact-check virtually everything the former president said.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although an October debate between Harris and Trump remains up in the air, their running mates are set to face off next month. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Tim-Walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) will participate in a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 in New York City.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1758438\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758438\"}});<\/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 doubts the need for a second debate with Harris: &#8216;Why would I do a rematch?&#8217; Former President Donald Trump expressed skepticism about holding another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, asserting that she was &#8220;beaten badly&#8221; in their initial meeting on Tuesday. Following their first debate in Philadelphia, the Harris campaign promptly called for a second debate. However, Trump questioned this request the next day, stating on Truth Social, &#8220;She was beaten badly last night. Every poll has us WINNING, one even 92-8; so why would I do a rematch?&#8221; Drawing from his experience attending boxing and mixed martial arts events, he likened Harris&#8217;s desire for another chance to fighters who demand rematches after losing. While two significant post-debate polls indicated that voters favored Harris as the winner, several other polls touted by Trump suggested he had won the debate. Jen O&#8217;Malley Dillon, chairwoman of the Harris campaign, asked Trump to agree to a second debate in October during her remarks after Tuesday&#8217;s event. When reporters approached him later that evening about it, Trump said he would &#8220;think about that.&#8221; His comments came as some of his supporters urged him to accept the challenge for what they believe would be beneficial for the country. Doug Schoen, a former adviser to Bill Clinton and writing in an op-ed for Fox News, expressed doubt that Trump would comply with Harris&#8217;s request due to his negative experience with what he deemed an unfair ABC debate format. Conservatives criticized ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for their perceived bias against Trump during this exchange. Despite uncertainty surrounding an October matchup between them, both candidates&#8217; running mates are scheduled to face off next month; Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) and Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) will participate in a vice presidential debate on October 1 in New York City<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2339835,"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\/09\/2024-Debate.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3896,34059,4021,19086,3634],"class_list":["post-2339834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate","tag-election-2024","tag-harris","tag-rematch","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Debate.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339834","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}