{"id":2352925,"date":"2024-10-09T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rejects-cnn-and-fox-news-offer-for-october-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T22:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:49:52","slug":"trump-rejects-cnn-and-fox-news-offer-for-october-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rejects-cnn-and-fox-news-offer-for-october-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rejects CNN and Fox News offer for October 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\">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-rejects-cnn-and-fox-news-offer-for-october-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=2352925&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 \u2064Trump has declined to participate\u2062 in \u200canother presidential \u2063debate against Vice \u200dPresident\u2062 Kamala\u200d Harris, despite invitations from major\u200b networks CNN and Fox News. Trump\u200c announced on \u200dTruth Social that voting has already \u2062begun, and he\u2062 sees no point in debating\u200d since Harris \u2064has\u2064 indicated \u2064she would follow\u200d the same policies as President Biden, rendering a debate unnecessary. CNN had set \u2064a \u2064deadline for both campaigns to agree to a debate in Atlanta on October\u2064 23, which\u200b Harris accepted.\u200d However, Trump dismissed the proposal, leading to a \u200dlack of participation less than \u200c30 days before the elections. Fox News also\u2064 proposed a \u2063debate in\u2063 Pennsylvania on October \u206324\u2064 or 27, but Trump&#8217;s\u2063 response \u200dremains negative toward\u2063 the entire \u200bdebate process.  <\/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 rejects CNN and Fox News offer for October 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_1780197\" 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> appeared to turn down participating in another presidential debate against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> as two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-featured-avenatti-254-times-in-one-year-with-half-of-appearances-coming-from-cnn-alone\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media Featured Avenatti 254 Times in One Year, With Half Of Appearances Coming From CNN Alone\">major television networks<\/a>, Fox News and CNN, vie to host another matchup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;IT IS VERY LATE IN THE PROCESS, VOTING HAS ALREADY BEGUN &ndash; THERE WILL BE NO REMATCH!&rdquo; Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday, less than 30 minutes before he campaigned in Reading, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>. &ldquo;BESIDES, KAMALA STATED CLEARLY, YESTERDAY, THAT SHE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN JOE BIDEN, SO THERE IS NOTHING TO DEBATE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, CNN issued a Thursday<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/08\/media\/trump-harris-debate-deadline-cnn\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;deadline for the<\/a><\/span>  campaigns&nbsp;to agree to a final debate in Atlanta on Oct. 23. Harris accepted the debate, but Trump poured cold water on the endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With less than 30 days to Election Day, we are placing a deadline for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-giuliani-ask-judge-to-toss-democrats-capitol-riot-suit\/\" title=\"Trump, Giuliani Ask Judge to Toss Democrats&#039; Capitol Riot Suit\">formal response<\/a> from both campaigns for this Thursday, October 10 at 12 p.m. ET to participate,&rdquo; the network said.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fox-news-media-proposes-trump-harris-presidential-debate-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>proposed<\/a> a different debate in Pennsylvania set for either Oct. 24 or 27, with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum as moderators for the 90-minute affair. <\/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 in a letter sent to both campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Harris and Trump faced off during an ABC News debate held last month in Philadelphia while President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and Trump debated on June 27 in Atlanta, which Trump pointed to as a reason for turning down any more debates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I WON THE LAST TWO DEBATES, ONE WITH CROOKED JOE, THE OTHER WITH LYIN&rsquo; KAMALA. I ACCEPTED THE FOX-NEWS INVITATION TO DEBATE KAMALA ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, BUT SHE TURNED IT DOWN,&rdquo; he wrote. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s debate against Biden was a success as the president struggled to give coherent answers, but, in the matchup against Harris, Trump lost his cool as 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> goaded him.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath, Trump quickly shot down any more debates, despite Harris&rsquo;s insistence for another. <\/p>\n<p><\/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_1780197\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1780197\"}});<\/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 declines CNN and Fox News debate invitation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2352926,"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\/10\/Donald-Trump-in-Scranton-Pennsylvania.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9373,32135,42681,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2352925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cnn","tag-fox-news","tag-october-debate","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Trump-in-Scranton-Pennsylvania.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352925","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=2352925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}