Former President Trump said he has “no problem” with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participating in a presidential debate with President Biden, as long as the independent candidate meets the criteria for participation.
President Trump: “It doesn’t matter what standard he meets” said in an interview Scripps News Thursday.
“But his attitude has been very low, and it seems like he’s going in the other direction, the wrong direction,” Trump continued.
Presidents Trump and Biden announced Wednesday they have agreed to participate in two in-person presidential debates, to be hosted by CNN on June 27th and ABC to be hosted on September 10th.
CNN requires candidates to meet a series of requirements to participate, including having their name appear on enough ballots to reach the 270 electoral votes that would theoretically win the president. It was announced that it was necessary to meet the requirements. Candidates must also receive at least 15 percent support in four separate national polls of registered voters or potential voters who meet CNN’s specified criteria.
Voting eligibility begins March 13 and ends seven days before the debate date.
Earlier Thursday, President Trump accused President Biden of not wanting Kennedy to participate in the debate, noting that he shares some of his policy views.
“I don’t care if Junior participates in the debate or not, but at this point his poll numbers are very low, he doesn’t have the proper credentials in the United States, and he seems to be stalling.” You need more than just a name to get on stage! ” Trump said Thursday on Truth Social..
Kennedy said his campaign had collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in 14 states, and just recently announced it had reached the number of signatures to qualify for the ballot in Texas.
President Kennedy said Wednesday on social platform He slammed the decision to exclude him. want. “
“They are trying to exclude me from the debate because they are afraid that I will win. Keeping strong candidates out of the debate arena undermines democracy,” he wrote.
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