President Joe Biden offered to debate former President Donald Trump earlier today, posting on X:
Trump accepted the debate in a response posted on Truth Social, stating:
It is my great honor to accept the CNN Debate against Crooked Joe Biden, the WORST PRESIDENT in the History of the United States and a true Threat to Democracy, on June 27th. Likewise, I accept the ABC News Debate against Crooked Joe on September 10th. Thank you, DJT!
Communications Director for Biden 2024 Campaign Michael Tyler stated the Biden campaign is proposing debates without audiences, in an effort to avoid “distractions” and “spectacle,” stating on CNN:
Listen I think the Trump campaign made their proposal very clear when Donald Trump said he’d be willing to debate anytime anywhere anyplace and so what we want and what we have laid out is that we want to do this sooner rather than later, we should do it in June after his criminal trial is likely to have concluded and after the President returns from the G7 summit, it should be yes in studio with no audience so the candidates can clearly articulate their visions for the country, free of distractions, free of spectacle,
Tyler believes former President Donald Trump should agree to the CNN debate without an audience, stating:
Listen its Donald Trump who said he would do this anytime anywhere anyplace so I don’t think that they should have any problems with what we have proposed, he’s the one who said he’s ready to go, so we should be set to go once we have proposals in from networks, we’re excited to debate, the question is will Donald Trump accept it.
Conservative political consultant and Trump ally Alex Bruesewitz responded to Biden’s announcement, noting five jump cuts in the video statement, stating on X:
