{"id":2352888,"date":"2024-10-09T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-offers-last-minute-presidential-debate-to-kamala-and-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T21:04:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T01:04:25","slug":"fox-news-offers-last-minute-presidential-debate-to-kamala-and-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-offers-last-minute-presidential-debate-to-kamala-and-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Offers Last-Minute Presidential Debate to Kamala and Trump"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ffox-news-offers-last-minute-presidential-debate-to-kamala-and-trump%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=2352888&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>Fox News has proposed hosting a final \u2062<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> between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris before\u200d the upcoming election.\u2062 The network suggested potential dates of October 24 or \u200b27, with moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. In\u2063 the proposal, Fox News executives \u200cemphasized that this\u2064 debate would provide each candidate the chance to present their closing arguments. <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kellyanne-conway-urges-trump-to-pick-a-person-of-color-for-vp\/\" title=\"Conway urges Trump to choose a diverse VP\">recent \u2062opinion piece<\/a> in The New\u2063 York\u2062 Times highlighted that Harris \u2062should take\u200b this opportunity\u2063 to reach a large audience, as it was noted she \u200bhad not \u200byet made her closing argument and\u200c that\u2064 engaging \u200bwith Trump on Fox News\u200b would be strategic, especially\u200b since Trump previously did not\u200b participate in a Fox\u2064 debate due to Harris&#8217;s absence. <\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2063the proposal, Trump has expressed that he does not plan to participate \u2063in another debate,\u2063 stating there would be &#8220;no third debate.&#8221; He emphasized this decision after Harris&#8217;s campaign had actively sought\u200c another\u200c face-off following\u2063 past debates. Recent \u200cpolling indicates \u2063that Trump appears to have momentum against Harris, \u200dwhich could further discourage\u2064 his participation in\u2064 additional debates.  <\/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> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News made a last-minute pitch Wednesday to both the Donald Trump and the Kamala Harris campaigns for one more presidential debate before next month&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fox-news-media-proposes-trump-harris-presidential-debate-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that it sent a letter from the network&rsquo;s executives proposing to host a debate in Pennsylvania either Oct. 24 or 27, with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum as moderators.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This would present an opportunity for each candidate to make his or her closing arguments,&rdquo; Fox News Media president and executive editor Jay Wallace and vice president of politics Jessica Loker wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In their letter to the campaigns, the two referenced a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/02\/opinion\/kamala-debate-fox-news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">column<\/a> in The New York Times arguing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-blue-wall-crumbling-eyes-new-battleground-poll-shows-incredible-trump-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> should appear on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snopes-posts-bogus-pro-aoc-fact-check-ends-up-exposing-its-left-wing-bias\/\" title=\"Snopes Posts Bogus Pro-AOC \u2018Fact Check,\u2019 Ends Up Exposing Its Left-Wing Bias\">conservative news outlet<\/a> before the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She hasn&rsquo;t made her closing argument yet. And the best way for her to do that is in another debate. To persuade Donald Trump to join her, she should offer to hold that debate on Fox News,&rdquo; opinion editor David Swerdlick wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, time is running out, but the final 2020 debate was on Oct. 22 of that year,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Yes, Trump would have to agree to do it &mdash; and based on his recent approach he probably wouldn&rsquo;t &mdash; but Harris already knows that there&rsquo;s no way he&rsquo;ll accept her challenge to debate on CNN on Oct. 23.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s only one network where Harris would have another opportunity to speak to 67 million people at once, so why not?&rdquo; Swerdlick asked.<\/p>\n<p>He further argued that &ldquo;Harris doesn&rsquo;t need to throw Trump to the proverbial mat,&rdquo; but just turn in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dominates-while-nikki-haley-moves-into-second-place-in-new-hampshire-poll\/\" title=\"Trump dominates while Nikki Haley moves into second place in New Hampshire poll\">solid debate performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Swerdlick concluded, &ldquo;[I]f it makes sense to debate on another network, it also makes sense to go on Fox News.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the ABC News debate last month, Harris&rsquo; campaign called for another face-off.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded on , writing, &ldquo;When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, &lsquo;I want a rematch.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He noted that she was a &ldquo;no-show&rdquo; for the Fox News debate in early September, so he ended up doing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-hannity-hits-kamala-harris-hard-dagger-joke-trump-finishes-off-brutal-town-hall-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">town hall<\/a> on the network instead. Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/fact-check-no-harris-didnt-234100903.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did not accept<\/a> the debate invitation from Fox.<\/p>\n<p>Trump concluded, &ldquo;There will be no third debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He later reiterated the point on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump confirms: &ldquo;THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1OyBHgLGOx\">pic.twitter.com\/1OyBHgLGOx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RSBN &#127482;&#127480; (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1834344380213133456?\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump participated in a CNN debate in late June against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-explanation-dropout-appears-confirm-fears-really-running-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>, which helped precipitate the Democrat&rsquo;s withdrawal from the race.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-blue-wall-crumbling-eyes-new-battleground-poll-shows-incredible-trump-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggests<\/a> that Trump has the momentum in his match-up against Harris, meaning he might be even less inclined for another debate.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The network reported that it sent a letter from its executives suggesting to host the debate in Pennsylvania on either October 24 or 27, with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum as moderators. In their letter, Fox News Media president Jay Wallace and vice president of politics Jessica Loker emphasized that this would allow each candidate to present their final arguments. They referenced a recent New York Times column advocating for Harris to appear on Fox before the election, stating she hasn&#8217;t yet made her closing argument and should consider debating there. Despite time constraints, they noted that previous debates have occurred close to election dates. Swerdlick argued that Harris doesn&#8217;t need to overpower Trump but should focus on delivering a strong performance in the debate. After last month&#8217;s ABC News debate, Harris&#8217; campaign called for another matchup; however, Trump dismissed the idea of a third debate after previously criticizing her absence from an earlier Fox event. Recent polls indicate Trump has an advantage over Harris, making him less likely to agree to another debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2352889,"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\/10\/Fox-Pitches-October-Debate.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32319,32135,32438,42676,32095],"class_list":["post-2352888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-donald-trump","tag-fox-news","tag-kamala-harris","tag-last-minute-offer","tag-presidential-debate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fox-Pitches-October-Debate.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352888","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=2352888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}