The Republican National Committee (RNC) is backing the Trump campaign and calling for an earlier debate against incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden.
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chairman Lara Trump issued a statement Thursday after Trump’s co-campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris Lacivita sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates. Announced. ask So that future discussions can happen sooner.
“For years, the RNC has pushed for reforms that foster truly free and fair debate,” they said in a joint statement.
The election calendar is longer than ever, and scheduling a debate after millions of Americans have already cast their votes wants to know solutions to the economic, border, and crime crises caused by Joe Biden. This is a serious disadvantage to voters.
“It’s no wonder Mr. Biden would want to retreat to his basement and avoid responsibility for his failures, but Americans deserve to see the contrast between Mr. Biden’s weaknesses and President Trump’s vision of making America great again.” There is,” he added.
Their position would also send a message that the RNC and Trump campaign are on the same page, or, as Lara Trump recently put it, truly “bonded.”
In their original letter to the committee, Wiles and LaCivita said they were “in favor of discussions starting sooner,” according to Fox News Digital, which first obtained the letter.
They argue that the proposed date for the presidential debate in 2024, when many people would have already voted, is too late for election season.
“More than 1 million Americans will likely vote by September 16, 2024, when the first debate is scheduled,” they wrote in the letter.
“By October 1, 2024, when the second debate is scheduled, the number of Americans who would have likely voted will increase by 225% to more than 3 million,” they continued, adding that the final estimated that “approximately 8.7 million Americans.” Votes will have already been cast by the third debate on October 9th.
“It’s time for me to debate crooked Joe Biden, the worst president in American history,” Trump said in a video posted to social media.
“We have to talk about what he’s doing and where he’s going,” he added. “We owe it to our country. We owe it to every American, anytime, anywhere, everywhere.”
President Trump reiterated that point in an interview with Fox News Digital, promising that he would be “fully open to any debate, anytime, anywhere” against Biden, emphasizing that “the sooner the better.”
“I think it’s important to have this discussion. The sooner the better because the public needs to know what’s going on in America,” Trump said. “We’re no longer respected around the world. There’s so much going on.”
