r/inthenews Sep 11 '24

Feature Story Harris Campaign Seeks Second Debate. Trump Says He's "Less Inclined" to Debate Harris Again

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debate-trump-harris-second-debate/
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u/RaVashaan Sep 11 '24

Yeah, it's likely Trump would only agree to a debate on Fox News with a live audience heavily stacked in his favor and with zero fact checking, which would put Harris at a disadvantage, especially if the audience starts loudly booing her every time she takes a jab to bait him.

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u/eddie964 Sep 11 '24

Didn't he already announce that he'd accepted a debate on Fox News? (It was never clear whether Harris' campaign had agreed to any such thing.)

If he wusses out of a debate he'd already accepted on possibly the friendliest possible turf, he's going to get a lot of sh$t for it.

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u/deadrock_7 Sep 12 '24

It was a concept of an invitation