| | | Donald Trump Mocked After Backing Out of Kamala Harris Debate: 'Scared'
Published Jul 26, 2024 at 4:45 AM EDTUpdated Jul 26, 2024 at 8:55 AM EDT
By Ewan Palmer
News Reporter
Donald Trump has been widely mocked after his campaign team said he would not commit to appearing at the next presidential debate until the "political chaos" surrounding the Democratic Party's nomination process was over.
A number of Trump critics have accused the former president of being "scared" to face off against Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive 2024 Democratic nominee, at the already scheduled ABC News–hosted presidential debate on September 10.
Steven Cheung, Trump's communications director, said in a statement that it would be "inappropriate to schedule things with Harris because Democrats very well could still change their minds" about whom they confirm as their nominee.
On Thursday, Harris herself criticized Trump for appearing to back away from the September 10 debate, writing on X, formerly Twitter, "What happened to 'any time, any place'?"
Harry Sisson, who was previously part of a Biden administration initiative to promote the president's 2024 campaign on social media, wrote: "Trump just BACKED OUT of the debate with Kamala Harris. He is absolutely TERRIFIED of getting on a stage with her. Scared Donald keeps running away!"
Though Harris is almost certain to be named her party's nominee, Cheung said in the statement, "Given the continued political chaos surrounding Crooked Joe Biden and the Democrat Party, general election debate details cannot be finalized until Democrats formally decide on their nominee."
He continued: "There is a strong sense by many in the Democrat Party—namely Barack Hussein Obama—that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot beat President Trump, and they are still holding out for someone 'better.'"
NBC News, among other outlets, has reported that Obama plans to officially endorse Harris for the presidency soon.
On X, CNN's Kaitlan Collins commented on Cheung's statement, writing, "The Trump campaign is now saying debates can't be scheduled until the Democratic nominee is official, even though Biden was not 'officially' the Dem nominee at the last debate."
Josh Marshall, the founder of the liberal news network Talking Points Memo, wrote: "OH DEAR! Trump doubling down on chickening out of future debates. Now blaming it on 'chaos' on the Democratic ticket for why he won't debate.
"Trying to get out of the September debate right out of the gate really helped coalesce the sense that the switch really knocked the wind out of Trump and his campaign. This won't help change that."
Ron Filipkowski, a former federal prosecutor and frequent Trump critic, added: "Let's face it, Trump backed out of this debate because he is afraid of a powerful, intelligent woman of color humiliating him in front of the whole world and laughing in his face while doing so. That's why he won't debate."
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Donald Trump Mocked After Backing Out of Kamala Harris Debate: 'Scared' - Newsweek
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