Former President Donald Trump isn’t satisfied Vice President Kamala Harris would be the Democratic nominee for president and received’t finalize plans to debate her till she is, a marketing campaign official mentioned Thursday.
“Given the continued political chaos surrounding Crooked Joe Biden and the Democrat Social gathering, normal election debate particulars can’t be finalized till Democrats formally resolve on their nominee,” Trump marketing campaign spokesman Steven Cheung mentioned in a press release.
“There’s a robust sense by many within the Democrat Social gathering – particularly Barack Hussein Obama – that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who can not beat President Trump, and they’re nonetheless holding out for somebody ‘higher,’” he claimed.
“Subsequently, it could be inappropriate to schedule issues with Harris as a result of Democrats very effectively may nonetheless change their minds.”
Harris, 59, had challenged the 78-year-old former president earlier within the day to stay to the Sept. 10 debate date he had beforehand agreed to earlier than President Biden dropped out of the race
“[I]t seems he’s backpedaling, however I’m prepared,” Harris advised reporters, arguing that “voters should see this break up display that exists on this race on a debate stage.”
Harris taunted Trump on X shortly after his marketing campaign revealed its place on the upcoming debate.
“What occurred to ‘any time, anyplace’?,” she tweeted, a reference to Trump’s eagerness earlier this yr to debate Biden.
Democrats have all however topped Harris as their nominee to switch Biden on the presidential ticket regardless of a number of polls displaying that she might fare no higher than the 81-year-old president towards Trump in November.
Earlier this week, Harris secured the requisite quantity of delegate assist to be named the Democratic nominee, and the social gathering plans to carry a digital vote forward of the Democratic Nationwide Conference in Chicago to make her nomination official.
She’s been endorsed by the president, Democratic leaders within the Home and Senate and just about all the different lawmakers and governors floated as Biden substitute choices.
Notably, Harris has not been endorsed by former President Barack Obama.
A supply near the Biden household advised The Submit earlier this week that Obama has withheld his endorsement of Harris as a result of he doesn’t suppose she will defeat Trump in November.
“Obama’s very upset as a result of he is aware of she will’t win,” the Biden household supply mentioned.
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