As the two men shifted their focus toward a rematch in the general election a day after sweeping the primaries on Super Tuesday, former president Trump declared his willingness to debate Joe Biden "anytime, anywhere, anyplace" on Wednesday.
The president stated on the Truth Social media platform that he and Joe Biden should debate "issues that are so vital to Americans and the American people" because doing so is important for the country.
Trump has been critical of the long-standing Commission on Presidential Debates' matches of candidates for the general election and has chosen not to participate in the Republican primary debates.
But he promised on Wednesday that, with the president's blessing, he would challenge Biden head-on in commission debates or DNC debates. Whether or whether Biden will debate Trump in the run-up to the November election is still up in the air.
Fox News asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday whether avoiding debates would make people question Biden's "acuity." Jean-Pierre redirected the topic.
Michael Tyler, a spokesman for the Biden campaign, rejected to comment on whether the president would participate in a debate, implying that the topic should be revisited at a later time.
"I know Donald Trump’s thirsty for attention and struggling to expand his appeal beyond the MAGA base — and that’s a conversation we’ll have at the appropriate time in this cycle," added Tyler. "However, he is not have to wait if he is extremely eager to meet with President Biden at prime time! A large portion of the American population will be watching tomorrow night's State of the Union address, so he can join them.
A few lessons on uniting people and serving the American people might possibly be in his future. After Trump refused to do the first of three planned debates virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden and Trump debated twice in 2020.
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