Donald Trump Agrees to Fox News Debate in September as Kamala Harris Sticks to ABC Debate Plan Even If He Doesn't Attend

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : In May, both Biden and Trump agreed upon two debates -- the one that already took place on CNN in June and the upcoming ABC News debate in September.
49% : Trump wrote on his social media platform that the he's since shifted his focus on the Fox News debate, which he said would be held in Pennsylvania at a "site in an area to be determined," with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum as moderators.
39% : In her response, Harris appeared to quote a message Trump shared with his supporters at a rally in Wisconsin in April, when he called on Biden to debate him "any time, any place" and "any way you want.
33% : "...And the Rules will be similar to the Rules of my Debate with Sleepy Joe, who has been treated horribly by his Party," Trump claimed.
26% : "Trump then claimed on Truth Social after Harris' post that she "doesn't even want to debate me" during his proposed debate time after he backed out of the ABC News debate.
26% : Meanwhile, Harris Campaign Communications Director Michael Tyler told ABC News in a statement that Trump is "running scared and trying to back out of the debate he already agreed to and running straight to Fox News to bail him out.
23% : Fox News had previously invited Trump and Harris to debate on Sept. 17.
20% : Trump cited a "a conflict of interest" while announcing his decision to not participate in the ABC News debate, writing that he's "in litigation against ABC Network" and George Stephanopoulos.
20% : In a Fox News interview earlier this week, per PBS, Trump claimed he could "make a case" for not participating in a debate against the vice president, and said he'd "probably end up debating" Harris.
16% : As the new Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris has since announced her intention to stick to the Sept. 10 debate on ABC News -- previously announced in May between Trump and Biden before he dropped out -- even if Trump doesn't show up.
14% : While Trump is now citing the litigation as a reason for his debate move to Fox News, he initially filed his suit against ABC News and Stephanopoulos in March -- weeks before he and Biden agreed to the debate.
12% : As previously reported, Trump filed a lawsuit against the political commentator, claiming that Stephanopoulos defamed him during an interview when he used the word "rape" when mentioning Trump being found liable for sexually abusing and defaming former Elle advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in a civil trial last year.

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