ABC News announced that the first of two presidential debates between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will take place at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10. The debate will air live on ABC, ABC News Live, Disney, and Hulu at 9 p.m. Eastern Time and will be moderated by Linsey Davis and David Muir. This will be the first debate between Harris and Trump since Harris became the democratic nominee for president.
Initially, Trump had backed out of the proposed Sept. 10 debate, preferring a Sept. 4 debate hosted by Fox News. However, he later recommitted to the debate at a news conference, also pushing for a third debate on Sept. 25 with NBC. The Harris campaign stated that she would not debate Trump on Sept. 4 and that future debates are contingent on Trump actually showing up to the first one.
Trump is currently suing ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation following comments made by the anchor regarding a trial involving Trump and E. Jean Carroll. Despite the ongoing legal proceedings, Trump stated that he would still participate in the debate on ABC, emphasizing that the most important thing is for the debates to happen. The vice presidential nominees, Tim Walz and JD Vance, are scheduled to debate in New York City on Oct. 1, hosted by CBS.
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