Former President Trump, who was absent from the Republican primary debate, has called on President Biden to face off on stage for a rematch in November.
“It is important in the interest of our country that Joe Biden and I discuss issues of great importance to our country and to the American people. Therefore, I call for debate anytime, anywhere, anywhere. ” Trump I wrote this on Wednesday evening. In real social.
“The debate could be run by the corrupt DNC or its subsidiary, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). I look forward to hearing back,” he added. “Thank you for your consideration in this matter!”
The rush comes after former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) announced she would end her bid for the White House following a landslide defeat to Trump in early primaries and Super Tuesday. It became so.
President Trump has refused to participate in the Republican primary debate, even though the field has been reduced to just two candidates. He repeatedly pointed to his overwhelming lead in polls over many candidates as a reason why he should not take the stage against his Republican rivals.
The former president said in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt in December that he was looking forward to debating Biden and proposed 10 debates. Trump said last month that he would debate Biden as many times as necessary because front-runners from both parties have a “duty” to do so.
Asked about those comments last month, Biden told reporters: “If it were me, I would want to debate.”
“He has nothing else to do,” the president said at the time.
The Biden campaign rejected President Trump’s call for a debate as a way to garner attention.
“We know that Donald Trump is starving for attention and struggling to expand his appeal beyond MAGA,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement to The Hill. “And that will be something we will discuss at the appropriate time in this cycle.” “But if you want to see President Biden in prime time, there’s no need to wait!”
“He can join the tens of millions of Americans who will watch the State of the Union tomorrow night,” the statement added. “He might learn something about bringing people together and actually serving the American people.”
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