Trump says he has agreed to offer from ABC News to debate Harris

Former President Donald Trump says helium has agreed to an connection from ABC News to statement Vice President Kamala Harris connected Sept. 10.

Trump said truthful during a quality league astatine his Mar-a-Lago Club connected Thursday.

Trump erstwhile said helium had been consenting to spell toe-to-toe with President Joe Biden and agreed to ABC's archetypal invitation successful May.

Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump speaks to reporters astatine his Mar-a-Lago property Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, successful Palm Beach, Fla.

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However, aft Biden dropped retired of the contention past period and Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Trump had been noncommittal astir whether oregon not helium would statement Harris.

Harris has accused Trump of "running scared" and trying to backmost retired of the debate.

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