WASHINGTON, Aug 10 – Former U.S. President Donald Trump and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to a September 10 debate on ABC, the network said on Thursday.
Both Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and Harris, his Democratic counterpart, have confirmed their participation in the debate, the network said in a statement.
The 90-minute debate is expected to be held in Philadelphia, and ABC anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis will serve as moderators, according to The New York Times. The debate will probably be held without a live audience, but the exact format and ground rules are still being determined, the report said, quoting two people with knowledge of the plans.
The announcement followed a Trump news conference in Palm Beach, Florida, during which he proposed three debates with Harris. Trump had previously agreed to debate President Joe Biden on September 10, but pulled out after Biden withdrew from the Democratic ticket.
Trump also said that he would debate Harris on two other occasions, at events hosted by NBC News and Fox News. However, the Harris campaign has not agreed to those debates, which were not part of the original debate schedule that Biden and Trump had agreed upon in May.
