Former President Trump said Tuesday he’s willing to hold as many debates as necessary with President Biden, saying there’s “an obligation” for the two to debate. Trump, who …
Trump, who has declined to participate in any Republican primary debates even as the field has narrowed to two candidates, said at a Fox News town hall with Laura Ingraham that he sees it as an obligation to attend general election debates.
Trump has cited his significant polling lead to justify opting out of the primary debates, and he has not paid much of a price with Republican voters, easily winning the first three primary contests.
A Biden campaign official in December said the president’s team “will have those conversations” about debates in the future.
The former president’s willingness to debate Biden comes as polls have shown Trump with a narrow lead in several key swing states.
It marks a change of tune for Trump, who has long blasted the Commission on Presidential Debates as biased.
The Republican National Committee signaled last year it would not have its eventual nominee participate in debates run by the commission.
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Trump, who has declined to participate in any Republican primary debates even as the field has narrowed to two candidates, said at a Fox News town hall with Laura Ingraham that he sees it as an obligation to attend general election debates.
Trump has cited his significant polling lead to justify opting out of the primary debates, and he has not paid much of a price with Republican voters, easily winning the first three primary contests.
A Biden campaign official in December said the president’s team “will have those conversations” about debates in the future.
The former president’s willingness to debate Biden comes as polls have shown Trump with a narrow lead in several key swing states.
It marks a change of tune for Trump, who has long blasted the Commission on Presidential Debates as biased.
The Republican National Committee signaled last year it would not have its eventual nominee participate in debates run by the commission.
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