Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be open to debating Vice President Kamala Harris three times in September.
Speaking during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump said, “I think it’s very important to have debates,” and added that he accepted invitations from NBC News, Fox News and ABC News.
During his announcement, Trump seemingly got some of the dates incorrect. Both ABC News and the Trump campaign later clarified that the ABC News debate would take place on Sept. 10. The Fox News debate was previously proposed for Sept. 4.
A source familiar with the plans said that the NBC News one was set for Sept. 25, which was one of the options the network gave the campaigns as a date.
When President Joe Biden was still running, his campaign and Trump’s agreed to two debates: one with CNN on June 27 and a second …