Harris challenges Trump to 2nd debate in October, but ex-US president says its ‘too late’
Harris says she has accepted an invitation from CNN for the event; most pundits say she won the last face-off against Trump
Kamala Harris on Saturday challenged Donald Trump to another debate in the lead-up to the US presidential election, with her campaign saying she had accepted an invitation from broadcaster CNN to host the event on October 23.
“Vice-President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump,” her campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement.
“The American people deserve another opportunity to see Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate before they cast their ballots.”
Republican Trump has attended two debates so far, one against US President Joe Biden and one against Harris, who has since replaced her boss at the top of the Democratic ticket. Most pundits put Harris as the winner of the last debate, which was held on September 10.
Trump rejected the proposal for another debate on Saturday, saying it was “too late” to do so.
“The problem with another debate is that it’s just too late, voting has already started,” the Republican said at a rally in North Carolina, with early voting already under way in Virginia, Minnesota and South Dakota.