Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree on conditions for first debate: When and where will it take place?

After several weeks of uncertainty about when the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would take place, the Republican has confirmed that he has accepted the terms of the debate with the Democratic candidate, which were set by ABC News.

“I have made an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a debate with comrade Kamala Harris. The show will be broadcast live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the meanest and most unfair news anchor in the industry,” Trump shared it on his Truth Social profile.

What you need to know about the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

The first debate between the two presidential candidates is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

As for the agreed rules, Trump said they would be the same as in the CNN debate. However, the New York Times reports that There are still some open questions for the Harris campaign such as whether the microphones are muted when it is not a candidate’s turn to speak. Both the Vice President and the former President have expressed the wish to keep the microphones switched on throughout the debate.

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“The debate will be held standing up and candidates are not allowed to bring notes or cheat sheets.” We have also received assurances from ABC that this will be a “fair and just” debate and that No questions are asked in advance by either side,“, revealed the former president.

If the ABC News debate follows the rules of the previous debate, moderated by CNN between the Republican and President Joe Biden When he was still on track to become the Democratic presidential nominee, the microphones were muted while the other candidate spoke and there was no studio audience present.

ABC has not commented on whether consensus on the rules has been reached between the network and the two candidates.

Kamala Harris refuses to debate Donald Trump on Fox News

In his post, Trump also said that the vice president had declined a debate on Fox News. which had been proposed for September 4th. He also claimed that Harris had not yet agreed to a debate on NBC News.

“Harris would not agree to the FoxNews debate on September 4, but that date is being kept open in case she changes her mind […] The radical left has not agreed to a possible third debate, which would be about NBC FAKE NEWS. GOD BLESS AMERICA!” he noted.

Earlier, Michael Tyler, communications director for the Harris-Waltz 2024 campaign, said in a statement that Donald Trump’s campaign team had accepted his proposal for three debates – two presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate.

“Assuming Donald Trump actually appears on September 10 to debate Vice President Harris, Governor Walz will meet with JD Vance on October 1st and the American people will have another opportunity to see the Vice President and Donald Trump on the debate stage in October.”, he said. However, a second duel between Trump and Harris has not been confirmed.