Democrat nominee Kamala Harris’s campaign has accused President Donald Trump of playing “games” and rejected his proposal to have three presidential debates.
The Harris campaign is accusing Trump of playing “games” as he ramps up pressure on the vice president to begin taking questions from reporters.
The Harris campaign agreed to debate Trump on ABC News on September 10 and debate again sometime in October.
Trump has proposed debating three times in September, a timeline that would give voters more opportunities to see the candidates on stage before early voting begins.
Historically, there have been at least two presidential debates.
However, the number has typically been three debates in recent years.
Trump had one debate with lame*-duck President Joe Biden in June.
During the historic debate, Biden exposed signs of cognitive decline.
The debate sparked an effort to pressure him off the ticket, leading to Harris replacing Biden.
In a statement, the Harris campaign agreed to two debates and accused Trump of playing “games.”
Harris campaign communications director Michael Tyler declared that the “debate about debates is over.”
In a statement, Tyler said:
“Voters deserve to see the candidates for the highest office in the land share their competing visions for our future.
“The more they play games, the more insecure and unserious Trump and Vance reveal themselves to be to the American people.
“Those games end now,” Tyer asserted.
The Harris campaign said radical running mate Tim Walz would debate on October 1 with Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance.
Vance has asked for two debates, although usually there is just one VP debate.
Meanwhile, Walz has been weathering a bruising stolen valor scandal for lying about his military service.
Harris has yet to hold an unscripted interview or press conference since launching her campaign weeks ago.
She has gestured at doing an interview sometime by the end of August but has made no commitments.
Despite launching her campaign a month ago, Harris is still refusing to speak with the media.
Earlier this week, THAIMBC News reported that Harris even refused to do an interview for a TIME Magazine puff piece that was widely panned as Democrat propaganda.
Trump has invited former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to help him prepare for his debates with Harris.
In 2019, Gabbard was credited with one of the most memorable moments of the 2020 Democrat primary when she confronted Harris over her record as a prosecutor during the televised debates.
Notably, Harris’s 2020 presidential campaign bombed as she never made an impact on voters.
Trump even received more votes than Harris in the Democrat primary as a write-in candidate.
Gabbard, however, was a stand-out candidate after she took shots at establishment Democrats during the primary debates.
In a statement, Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said:
“President Trump has proven to be one of the best debaters in political history as evidenced by his knockout blow to Joe Biden.
“He does not need traditional debate prep but will continue to meet with respected policy advisors and effective communicators like Tulsi Gabbard, who successfully dominated Kamala Harris on the debate stage.”
