前总统唐纳德·特朗普称他已经同意ABC新闻的邀请,于9月10日与副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯进行辩论。
特朗普周四在他的Mar-a-Lago俱乐部举行的新闻发布会上这样说。
“我期待着辩论,因为我认为我们必须澄清事实,”他说。
哈里斯也证实了她会参加辩论,并在周四晚上告诉记者,她很期待这场对决。
“嗯,我很高兴他最终同意在9月10日进行辩论。我很期待,我希望他会出现,”她在底特律的一个停机坪上告诉记者。
特朗普此前表示,他愿意与乔·拜登总统面对面交流,并同意美国广播公司5月份发出的第一份邀请。
然而,在拜登之后退出比赛上个月,哈里斯成为推定的民主党提名人,特朗普暗示他不会在美国广播公司与哈里斯辩论。
哈里斯指责特朗普“害怕”并试图退出辩论。
Trump agrees to ABC News debate with Harris
Former PresidentDonald Trumpsays he has agreed to an offer from ABC News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10.
Trump said so during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago Club on Thursday.
"I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight," he said.
Harris also confirmed her participation in the debate and told reporters Thursday evening that she's looking forward to the matchup.
"Well, I'm glad that he finally agreed to a debate on Sept. 10. I'm looking forward to it and I hope he shows up," she told reporters on a tarmac in Detroit.
Trump previously said he had been willing to go toe-to-toe with President Joe Biden and agreed to ABC's first invitation issued in May.
However, after Bidendropped out of the racelast month and Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Trump had implied he would not debate Harris on ABC.
Harris has accused Trump of "running scared" and trying to back out of the debate.