Harris Seeks 2nd Debate, Trump Suggests He Won’t Participate

People watch the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, at a watch party at the Slate bar and lounge in New York City on Sept. 10, 2024. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met for the first time on the debate stage in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center on Tuesday night in their first, and possibly only, debate.

The 45th president on Sept. 11 compared his Democrat rival to a prize-fighter who just lost.

“In the World of Boxing or UFC, when a Fighter gets beaten or knocked out, they get up and scream, ‘I demand a rematch, I demand a rematch!’” Trump wrote, largely in capital letters, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. “Well, it’s no different with a Debate. [Harris] was beaten badly last night.”

Trump said that “every poll” showed he won the debate and asked, “Why would I do a Rematch?”

Harris’s team was quick to call for another debate.

“That was fun,” Harris adviser Brian Fallon wrote in a post on X. “Let’s do it again in October.”

Her campaign in an email to supporters praised Harris’s debate performance and challenged Trump for a second face-off.

“Under the bright lights, the American people got to see the choice they will face this fall at the ballot box,” the email stated. “That’s what they saw tonight and what they should see at a second debate in October.”

The email stated that Harris was ready for another debate and questioned whether Trump was prepared to face off against her again.

While Trump appeared to dismiss a second debate, he had previously called for multiple debates against his Democrat rival.

“I think it’s very important to have debates,” Trump said on the campaign trail last month. “I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight.”

Trump and Harris were given two minutes for responses and rebuttals, and microphones were only opened when it was their turn to speak and muted during the opponent’s turn, according to ABC’s debate rules. The stipulations were the same rules upheld by CNN in June for the debate between Trump and President Joe Biden.

The 90-minute Trump–Harris debate was moderated by ABC news anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis.

NBC has offered to host a second presidential debate for later this month. Fox has proposed a rematch for October.

Meanwhile, a debate between their running mates, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, has been set for Oct. 1 and will be hosted by CBS.

From NTD News