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<p>United States (US) Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee&nbsp;Kamala Harris' campaign on Saturday (Aug 3) dismissed Republican presidential candidate <strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/donald-trump-agrees-to-presidential-debate-with-kamala-harris-746764">Donald Trump's&nbsp;announcement </a></strong>that he was willing to debate her on Fox News network.</p>

<p>Trump's announcement came after he declined to participate in a previously scheduled debate on ABC on September 10.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>'Trump running straight to Fox News...'</strong></h2>

<p>In a statement,&nbsp;Harris' campaign communications director Michael Tyler said that Trump was running scared and&nbsp;trying to back out of the debate&nbsp;he already agreed to and running straight to Fox News to bail him out.</p>

<p>"He needs to stop playing games and show up to the debate he already committed to on Sept 10," Tyler added.</p>

<h2><strong>Trump's debate offer</strong></h2>

<p>On Friday, the Republican&nbsp;presidential candidate&nbsp;said he agreed&nbsp;to an offer from Fox News to hold a debate&nbsp;with Harris on September 4. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Rules will be similar to the rules of my debate with Sleepy Joe, who has been treated horribly by his party, but with a full arena audience."</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-presidential-election-kamala-harris-has-enough-votes-to-secure-democratic-nomination-746709">US presidential election: Kamala Harris has enough votes to secure Democratic nomination</a></strong></p>

<p>This post was removed for a few minutes before it was reposted&nbsp;with Trump deleting his proposal for a "major" town hall gathering on the same date if&nbsp;Harris&nbsp;was "unwilling or unable to debate."</p>

<p>In July, Harris said she was ready&nbsp;after Fox News proposed the presidential debate between the two candidates on September&nbsp;17.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>

<h2><strong>Harris clinches Democratic presidential nomination</strong></h2>

<p>As US President&nbsp;Joe Biden dropped out of the White House race&nbsp;on July 21 and backed&nbsp;Harris, Trump said he would not debate her because she was not the official candidate.&nbsp;As proof of her lack of support, he added that former president&nbsp;Barack Obama had yet to endorse her. But Obama did so a day later.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Friday, she&nbsp;secured the delegate votes needed to clinch the Democratic&nbsp;presidential nomination.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;Trump vs Kamala: Is US ready for a female president?</strong></p>

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<p>The Democratic party delegates voted virtually this week.&nbsp;Harris, who joined the livestream event where the announcement was made, said she would officially accept the nomination next week after the virtual voting period had closed.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


United States (US) Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' campaign on Saturday (Aug 3) dismissed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's announcement that he was willing to debate her on Fox News network.

United States (US) Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' campaign on Saturday (Aug 3) dismissed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's announcement that he was willing to debate her on Fox News network. Trump's announcement came after he declined to participate in a previously scheduled debate on ABC on September 10. 'Trump running straight to Fox News...' In a statement, Harris' campaign communications director Michael Tyler said that Trump was running scared and trying to back out of the debate he already agreed to and running straight to Fox News to bail him out. "He needs to stop playing games and show up to the debate he already committed to on Sept 10," Tyler added. Trump's debate offer On Friday, the Republican presidential candidate said he agreed to an offer from Fox News to hold a debate with Harris on September 4. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Rules will be similar to the rules of my debate with Sleepy Joe, who has been treated horribly by his party, but with a full arena audience." Also read | US presidential election: Kamala Harris has enough votes to secure Democratic nomination This post was removed for a few minutes before it was reposted with Trump deleting his proposal for a "major" town hall gathering on the same date if Harris was "unwilling or unable to debate." In July, Harris said she was ready after Fox News proposed the presidential debate between the two candidates on September 17. Harris clinches Democratic presidential nomination As US President Joe Biden dropped out of the White House race on July 21 and backed Harris, Trump said he would not debate her because she was not the official candidate. As proof of her lack of support, he added that former president Barack Obama had yet to endorse her. But Obama did so a day later. On Friday, she secured the delegate votes needed to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination. Also watch | Trump vs Kamala: Is US ready for a female president? × The Democratic party delegates voted virtually this week. Harris, who joined the livestream event where the announcement was made, said she would officially accept the nomination next week after the virtual voting period had closed. (With inputs from agencies)

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