Kamala Harris And Donald Trump Debate Reportedly STILL IN THE AIR As Debate Approaches

The Kamala Harris campaign says final confirmation has not been offered as any proposal for a September 10 debate with former President Donald Trump just yet.

Trump told social media followers Tuesday the ABC News-hosted debate had been sewn up. But Harris’ campaign pushed back, citing earlier comments from Trump that appeared to suggest he might be willing to endorse at least some of their suggested conditions.

“Both candidates have publicly made clear their willingness to debate with unmuted mics for the duration of the debate to fully allow for substantive exchanges between the candidates – but it appears Donald Trump is letting his handlers overrule him. Sad!” the campaign told Reuters in a statement.

On Truth Social, Trump had announced that both sides agreed to the debate terms. The rules of the debate, Trump explained, would be similar to those used at CNN’s most recent one — only that a candidate will not have use of their microphone when another has been given time for an answer.

“I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris,” the former president wrote. “It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.”

“The Rules will be the same as the last CNN Debate, which seemed to work out well for everyone except, perhaps, Crooked Joe Biden,” he added. “The Debate will be ‘stand up,’ and Candidates cannot bring notes, or ‘cheat sheets.’ We have also been given assurance by ABC that this will be a ‘fair and equitable’ Debate, and that neither side will be given the questions in advance (No Donna Brazile!).”

The debate is scheduled for September 10 and Harris has said that Trump would attempt to avoid debating the head of the ticket, a notion confirmed by Kimball.

Harris, in a July statement, accused Trump of “back peddling” on the debate that his campaign had originally agreed to with Biden’s team. The Trump campaign at the time responded through spokesman Steven Cheung by implying that Democrats could still get a new nominee, after pressure from Democratic establishment figures and media for Biden to effectively withdraw.