Joe Biden and Donald Trump will return to the debate stage.
Current and former US presidents will compete in two separate debates (scheduled for June and September) hosted by CNN and ABC, respectively.
The debate will be the first sparring for both men during the current election cycle, with the first set to take place on June 27 at CNN's Atlanta studios, moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. The ABC debate will reportedly be hosted by David Muir and Lindsey Davis on September 10th. deadline.
Trump and Biden shared the news with their followers on social media on Wednesday, May 15th.
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“I have received and accepted the invitation from @CNN In preparation for the June 27th debate,” the 81-year-old Biden wrote. X (old Twitter). “Nice to meet you, Donald. Like you said, anywhere, anytime, anywhere.”
The current president then shared another post about the ABC debate, giving a nod to the incumbent. Mr. Biden quipped, “Mr. Trump says he will arrange his own transportation. I will also take the plane with me. I plan to keep it for another four years.”
“Donald Trump lost to me twice in debates in 2020. He hasn't appeared in a debate since then,” he added. 3rd post. “Now he's acting like he wants to argue with me again. Well then, thank you for your time today.”
Trump, 77, made the announcement on his Truth Social platform. the hill, said he was “ready and willing” to take on Biden in two debate stages. He also called Biden, with whom he verbally sparred in 2020, “the worst debater I've ever faced.”
“I'm ready and willing to discuss it.” [Joe Biden] at two proposed times in June and September,” President Trump shared.
“Biden is said to be afraid of crowds, but he strongly recommends holding more than one debate and a very large venue to create excitement, but that's just because he doesn't understand crowds. Please let me know when it's coming! 'Let's get ready for battle!'
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According to NPR, the debate came after the Biden campaign announced that the current president would not participate in the terms set by the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has facilitated presidential debates since 1988. Biden campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon claimed, as NPR noted. The commission said it was “out of step with changes in the structure of elections and the interests of voters.”
“As was the case with the first televised debate in 1960, a television studio with just the candidates and the moderators would be a better and more cost-effective option,” O'Malley Dillon said, adding that the committee He reportedly added a schedule for the three proposed debates. Discussions in September and October came too late.
According to the paper, the Republican National Committee also announced that it will withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates in April 2022, citing concerns over timing and accusations of bias.
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Independent Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I shared my thoughts on debate news via X, accused both sides of “driving strong candidates away from the debate stage” and “excluding” him from the debates. According to NPR, the Biden campaign downplayed the possibility of including an independent candidate, who later added that he “meets the criteria” to participate in the CNN debate.
Biden and Trump last debated on October 22, 2020 at Belmont University.
