With the conclusion of the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, eyes have already turned to when — or whether — subsequent debates between the two candidates might take place.
By Amy B Wang
“Under the bright lights, the American people got to see the choice they will face this fall at the ballot box: between moving forward with Kamala Harris, or going backwards with Trump,” Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement after Tuesday night’s debate hosted by ABC News. “That’s what they saw tonight and what they should see at a second debate in October. Vice President Harris is ready for a second debate. Is Donald Trump?”
In the spin room in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, Trump repeatedly told reporters that Harris would likely want a redo because he claimed she performed poorly.
“We’ll look at it, but they want a second debate because they lost,” Trump said.
By Wednesday morning, however, Trump told the hosts of “Fox & Friends” that he was leaning against debating Harris a second time.
