Donald Trump says he would be willing to debate Kamala Harris, the strongest choice to become the Democratic nominee.
Kamala Harris is the strongest choice to become the official Democratic nominee for president following Joe Biden’s withdrawal. The party will nominate the candidate at the Republican National Convention (DNC), which will be held Monday, August 19-22.
The current Vice President has the support of President Biden, former President Obama and other Democratic politicians. As the DNC approaches and as Harris is expected to become a candidate, questions have arisen about whether she will face Donald Trump in a debate. This has been said by the former president.
Donald Trump ‘willing’ to debate Kamala Harris
The official Republican candidate has said he would “absolutely” debate Kamala Harris. Prior to his withdrawal, Trump and President Joe Biden had agreed on two debates, one that took place in June on CNN and one more scheduled for September on ABC.
He also stated that he would be open to debating Harris more than once. “I agreed to debate Joe Biden. But I want to debate her and it won’t be any different because they have the same policies Actually, I would be willing to do more than one debate,“ the former president added,” Trump told reporters at a press conference organized by the Republican National Committee, according to a report by NBC News.
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However, Trump also revealed that he is not enthusiastic about the debate on ABC. Earlier, on Truth Social, he had shared that he would like to see one hosted on Fox News.
At the Republican National Convention (RNC) last week, Trump accepted the presidential nomination. As his running mate he chose Senator JD Vance.
Kamala Harris’ background
Harris was the first female attorney general in California, as well as the second black woman in the Senate and the first woman to become vice president.
Harris served as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California, from 1990 to 1998. In 2000, San Francisco City Attorney-elect Louise Renne recruited her to join her office, where she was head of the Neighborhoods and Communities Division.