Donald Trump on Wednesday turned down an invite from Fox News to debateKamala Harris in late October. “There will be no rematch!” he wrote on Truth Social.
The former president mostly considers Fox News friendly territory and often treats it as a public relations arm for his messaging. He had pushed for a debate on the conservative channel previously.
So his flat-out rejection, even if he did say he would not debate Harris again after his disastrous performance in their first showdown, was somewhat surprising.
The network offered a debate in Pennsylvania on Oct. 24 or Oct. 27, saying in a statement it “would present an opportunity for each candidate to make their closing arguments.” Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier were proposed as the moderators.
But hours later, on Truth Social, Trump offered a litany of excuses for saying no.
He said it was “very late” in the process. He said he had agreed to a Fox …