On September 10, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States, Republican presidential candidate and former US President Trump reacted in the spin room on the day of the debate with Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris.
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republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Thursday said there would be no more debate Against his Democratic rival, Vice-President Kamala Harris.
former president in a truth society posts claimed he won the first debate with Harris on Tuesday night. He cited as evidence the fact that Harris’ campaign challenged him to another debate shortly after the first.
In fact, many conservative commentators and some Trump’s own supporters Some say Harris outperformed him.
But Trump wrote in Thursday’s post: “When a professional boxer loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, ‘I want a rematch.'”
“The polls clearly showed I won Tuesday night’s debate with Democratic radical left candidate Kamala Harris, who immediately called for a second debate,” Trump wrote.
Various post debate poll Viewers were actually led to believe Harris won by a sizable margin. After the debate, Trump and his allies lashed out at ABC News and accused moderators David Muir and Lindsay Davis of political bias.
The showdown in Philadelphia is Trump’s second presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. He debated the president in late June Joe BidenHis performance was so poor that he eventually withdrew his re-election bid and endorsed Harris as his successor.
Trump in his truth society “Kamala should focus on what she should have done over the past nearly four years. There will be no third debate!” the post read.
Less than an hour after the post, Harris again called for another debate.
“Two days ago, Donald Trump and I had our first debate,” she said at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“I believe we owe it to our voters to have another debate because this election and what’s at stake could not be more important.”
Two presidential running mates, Republican senators. JD Vance Ohio Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are still scheduled to meet on Oct. 1 for the one and only vice presidential debate.
These events are public quarrelsome The debate schedule has been discussed since Harris took over the Democratic ticket.
Trump previously tried to push Harris to accept a debate in early September fox news. He also said at one point that he was prepared to participate in another debate hosted by NBC News on September 25.
Trump hesitated to participate in a debate hosted by ABC, claiming he was defamation action Against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos created a “conflict of interest”.
The campaigns also traded barbs over debate rules, with Harris’ team unsuccessfully trying to require both candidates’ microphones to remain on even if it wasn’t their turn to answer.
Trump and Harris finally faced off for the first and possibly only time on Tuesday night.
Shortly after the debate, Harris campaign chairwoman Jean O’Malley Dillon called for a second debate in October.
“Vice President Harris is ready for the second debate. Is Donald Trump ready?” she said.
Trump claimed victory in the debate and quickly cast doubt on whether he would agree to another debate.
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, he wrote: “Why would I want a rematch?”
