Harris accepts CNN debate invitation for Oct. 23, again challenging Trump to another showdown

Vice President Kamala Harrison Saturdayaccepted an invitation from CNN to statement erstwhile President Donald Trump connected October 23, challenging her rival to different engagement connected a nationalist signifier successful the last weeks of the campaign.

"Vice President Harris is acceptable for different accidental to stock a signifier with Donald Trump," run seat Jen O'Malley Dillon said successful a statement. "Donald Trump should person nary occupation agreeing to this debate."

Harris tweeted Saturday that she "will gladly judge a 2nd statesmanlike debate" and that she hopes Trump "will join" her connected October 23.

Trump connected Saturday argued it was "too late" to person different statesmanlike statement due to the fact that Americans person begun casting their ballots successful the 2024 election.

"The occupation with different statement is that it's conscionable excessively late, voting has already started," Trump said astatine a rally successful Wilmington, North Carolina.

Trump suggested past week that helium mightiness beryllium unfastened to participating successful a 3rd statesmanlike statement pursuing his September 10 face-off with Harris hosted by ABC successful Philadelphia. "Maybe if I got successful the close mood," helium told reporters during a halt successful California, after antecedently posting connected Truth Social, "THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!"

Trump run spokesperson Steven Cheung referred CNN to that Truth Social station erstwhile asked Saturday whether the erstwhile president would judge the statement invitation.

Harris' run past week dismissed Trump's announcement that determination would not beryllium different debate, with 1 elder advisor saying the erstwhile president "changes his presumption each day." The vice president, meanwhile, instantly called for different debate, saying, "I judge we beryllium it to the voters."

The October statement would reflector the first 2024 statesmanlike debate successful June betwixt Trump and President Joe Biden, taking spot astatine CNN's studios successful Atlanta, according to the network. Trump and Harris would tract moderators' questions for 90 minutes without a unrecorded workplace audience.

"Both Vice President Harris and erstwhile President Trump received an invitation to enactment successful a CNN statement this autumn arsenic we judge the American radical would payment from a 2nd statement betwixt the 2 candidates for President of the United States," the web said successful a statement. "We look guardant to receiving a effect from some campaigns truthful the American nationalist tin perceive much from these candidates arsenic they marque their last decision."

CNN's statement betwixt Trump and Biden connected June 27 proved a consequential showdown that upended the people of the campaign. After a dismal show astatine that Atlanta debate, Biden yet bowed retired of the contention and endorsed Harris arsenic the Democratic nominee.

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