Former President Donald Trump is asking President Biden to coordinate a presidential debate in 2024 after both candidates expressed enthusiasm for the idea.
President Trump wrote a short “Letter to Joe” on Thursday through his own social media platform, Truth Social.
“Dear Joe, you promised to participate in a debate on the now-defunct Howard Stern Show, no less. [sic] Set it up now. I’m ready to go wherever you are,” President Trump said.
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Former US President Donald Trump has returned from a break in his trial on charges of concealing hush money payments in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The former president echoed ideas for venues he mentioned in previous debates, including the White House and New York City.
“We can do it in Washington, D.C., we can identify the White House, and we can do it in New York once the radical left fascists are done interfering with the election against me, your political opponent.” Trump continued.
The two presidential candidates have gone back and forth in the debate ever since Biden said he would be “happy” to have a presumptive debate. 2024 Republican presidential candidate on the Howard Stern Show two weeks ago.
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Donald Trump answers questions as Joe Biden listens during the final presidential debate of 2020 at Belmont University’s Curb Events Center in Nashville, Tennessee. (Molly Gash/Pool, via Reuters)
On the same day that President Trump posted a short “Letter to Joe,” Biden was asked whether he would debate the former president before the election.
“Get ready,” Biden told reporters Thursday afternoon after a ceremony celebrating the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.
Despite the rants from both candidates, there appears to be no progress in preparing for the debate.
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President Joe Biden speaks on the “Investing in America Agenda” at Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Molly Gash)
The Commission on Presidential Debates plans to move forward with its original schedule despite requests to hold the event sooner.
“CPD standards are […] It will take effect in early September. The commission will then extend debate invitations to qualified candidates,” CPD told FOX News Digital last month.
The first presidential debate is scheduled for September 16th at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. The second debate will be held on October 1st in Petersburg, Virginia, and the third debate will be held on October 9th in Salt Lake City. The vice presidential debate is scheduled for September 25th in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
