Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he would like to host a presidential debate on social platform X, rather than the news network that plans to host the debate in the coming months. claimed to have a much wider audience.
“What we have to discuss is X,” Kennedy said. Wednesday Post to X“A new public square with 100 times the audience of CNN. @realDonaldTrump, I know you have the guts to do it. Will you call @POTUS? Or should I call you?”
Kennedy initially asked X owner Elon Musk if he could host a debate on the social platform. Mr. Musk agreed, and Mr. Kennedy called for the debate to be hosted on social media platforms.
Both President Biden and former President Trump have agreed to hold two general election debates, with the first scheduled to air on CNN on June 27. The second debate will be hosted by ABC News on September 10.
Kennedy has been ruled out of both races for now, but that could change if he meets the criteria for the debate stage. According to the rules, Kennedy would have to earn 15 percent in four national polls and also be on the ballot in enough states to form a hypothesis. Collect 270 electoral votes.
He welcomed the exchange of political ideas and said not participating was detrimental to a democracy that values freedom of speech.
“They’re trying to remove me from the debates because they’re afraid I’ll win. Keeping strong candidates out of the debate stage undermines democracy,” Kennedy said at the beginning of the debate. This was stated in mid-May, immediately after the announcement.
Trump, who has stepped up his attacks on Kennedy in recent weeks, said he had no problem with Kennedy taking the debate stage if an independent candidate met his criteria.
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