The Daily Populous Friday August 9th, 2024 morning edition
Authored by abcnews.go.com and submitted by mvanigan

Harris says she's looking forward to the debate.

Former President Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from ABC News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10.

Trump said so during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago Club on Thursday.

"I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight," he said.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Harris also confirmed her participation in the debate and told reporters Thursday evening that she's looking forward to the matchup.

"Well, I'm glad that he finally agreed to a debate on Sept. 10. I'm looking forward to it and I hope he shows up," she told reporters on a tarmac in Detroit.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talks to the media before boarding Air Force Two at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, on Aug. 8, 2024, in Romulus, Mich. Julia Nikhinson/AP

Trump previously said he had been willing to go toe-to-toe with President Joe Biden and agreed to ABC's first invitation issued in May.

However, after Biden dropped out of the race last month and Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Trump had implied he would not debate Harris on ABC.

Harris has accused Trump of "running scared" and trying to back out of the debate.

2-travel-is-2-live on August 8th, 2024 at 19:21 UTC »

Trump is proposing three debates, with the first being on Fox "News," and the one on ABC actually being on September 25. He originally agreed to a debate on ABC on September 10, regardless of who was the Democratic nominee. Of course, he has no intention of attending anything after the one on Fox, which won't at all be a neutral setting.

AsianMysteryPoints on August 8th, 2024 at 19:09 UTC »

If Harris doesn't show up to the Fox debate 6 days earlier, he'll use it as an excuse not to attend the one on ABC. If Harris does somehow show up to the Fox debate, he'll argue that further debates are no longer needed.

In either case, there will be no ABC debate.

reck1265 on August 8th, 2024 at 18:52 UTC »

But he has the stipulation of doing the Fox one in sept 4th.

No deal. After they do that one, he’ll bail.