Former President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that he has no intention of dealing with off towards his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in one other debate.
The former president stated in an interview on Thursday that “pretty much everything was discussed, and also you need to get on with your small business.”
“We just don’t think it’s necessary. We had the two,” Trump said of his decision, apparently referencing his June debate against President Joe Biden, during an interview Thursday with Telemundo Arizona, an NBC affiliate.
“We think we’ve discussed everything. We don’t think they want it either,” he added, suggesting that Harris should ” go out and run the country properly instead of worrying about a debate.”
Harris said at a rally in North Carolina on Thursday that she and Trump “owe” voters another debate.
“Two nights ago, Donald Trump and I had our first debate, and I believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate, because this election and what is at stake could not be more important,” Harris stated.
Trump first stated he would decline future debates in a post on Truth Social, writing in an all-caps submit, “There will be no third debate!” and criticizing the vp’s debate efficiency. Asked by NBC News for clarification on Trump’s remarks, Karoline Leavitt stated in a press release, “You heard the man.”
His remarks come simply two days after he and Harris met in Philadelphia for a prime-time debate sponsored by ABC News.
The two sparred over inflation, abortion and immigration, and Trump made a number of false or deceptive remarks that had been fact-checked dwell by moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis. His use of conspiracy theories and inflammatory remarks has sparked concern among his allies.
Trump has claimed the moderators had been unfair and was initially noncommittal about taking part in one other matchup with Harris.
The two candidates haven’t formally agreed to any different debates, however a number of networks have stated they had been in talks to schedule one.
In a number of TruthSocial posts, Trump had stated he was contemplating debate gives from Fox, CBS and NBC. Last month, NBC confirmed that it had supplied Sept. 25 for a possible debate.
During an interview with “Fox and Friends” on Wednesday, host Steve Doocy stated the community on Tuesday night time had supplied the Trump and Harris campaigns three potential dates in October for a further debate. In response, Trump stated: “Well, I wouldn’t want to have Martha [MacCallum] and Bret [Baier]. I’d love to have somebody else other than Martha and Bret.”
Fox News had proposed to both campaigns a debate on Sept. 4 to be hosted by anchors MacCallum and Baier, however that date handed with out the campaigns agreeing to fulfill.
A consultant for NBC declined to remark. Representatives for CBS and Fox didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark
When requested for remark, the Harris marketing campaign pointed to her remarks on the marketing campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday.
