On Thursday, August 15, Kamala Harris’s campaign announced that she will debate Donald Trump twice, with their running mates facing off once. This decision comes after weeks of uncertainty regarding the presidential debates.
Previously, Trump and Harris’s teams had agreed to one presidential debate on September 10 and a vice-presidential debate on October 1. However, the Trump campaign had pushed for additional debates, including two more presidential debates in September and another vice-presidential debate.
“The debate about debates is over. Donald Trump’s campaign accepted our proposal for three debates—two presidential and one vice-presidential,” the Harris campaign stated on Thursday.
The statement added, “Assuming Donald Trump actually participates on September 10,” Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, will debate Trump’s vice-presidential pick, J.D. Vance, on October 1. The final debate between Trump and Harris will occur later in October.
Harris, the first female, Black, and South Asian vice president, aims to make history as the first woman president.
The debate on September 10 will be hosted by ABC News, a network Trump had previously refused to debate on due to a legal dispute with its executives.
