Donald Trump says he won’t take part in another debate against Kamala Harris
The Republican ex-US president says polls show he won the last match-up, but surveys indicate his Democratic opponent fared better
Republican Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not participate in another presidential debate against his Democratic rival Kamala Harris ahead of the November 5 election, as several polls showed that she beat him.
“THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” the former US president wrote on social media site Truth Social, after taking part in a debate against President Joe Biden in June and Vice-President Harris earlier this week.
Although Trump touted his performance on Tuesday against Harris, six Republican donors and three Trump advisers who spoke to Reuters earlier this week said they thought Harris had won the debate largely because Trump was unable to stay on message.
The debate attracted 67.1 million television viewers, according to Nielsen data.
Harris, speaking at a rally shortly after Trump’s post went live, said: “I believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate.”
While Trump said in his post that polls showed he won the debate, several surveys showed that respondents thought Harris did better.