US Presidential Election: Donald Trump Proposes Three Televised Debates with Harris

Former US President and Republican Party candidate for the November 5 election Donald Trump responded to accusations from US Vice President and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris by proposing three televised debates in September. Harris has previously said that Trump is “afraid of public debate” and for that reason tries to avoid televised debates.

It didn’t take long for Trump’s very clear response: on Thursday, August 8 (Friday, August 9 in Europe), during a press conference in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the former president proposed three debates with Harris for September 4 on Fox, September 10 on ABC, and September 25 on NBC. The September 10 event, as reported by ABC television, has already been confirmed.

The battle between Trump and Harris is becoming increasingly tense after a new Marquette Law School poll gave the US vice president the edge: they now say there is a 6% gap with Trump (53% vs. 47%) among “likely voters.” This is the first time the percentage above the margin of error (4.7%) has been reported. As for “registered voters,” Harris finds support from 47%, 50% view her unfavorably, and 3% say they “haven’t heard much about her.”

According to the American press, Harris in a very short time “neutralized” another advantage that Trump had over his former rival and elderly outgoing President Joe Biden. Harris’s rallies, “reminiscent of Barack Obama rallies,” are attended by crowds of fans. In Atlanta, Harris alone filled a 10,000-seat arena; on Tuesday, August 6 in Philadelphia with her deputy Tim Walz, she drew 14,000 people; and the next day in Michigan – again with her “partner” – 15,000. A real headache for Trump, who is currently ahead of Harris in campaign rallies, but he has to work creatively to find an antidote to the offensive by Harris, who has so far raised $310 million in donations, more than double Trump’s tally, which stopped at $137 million.