Former President Donald Trump has publicly challenged President Joe Biden to a presidential debate, following expressions of enthusiasm from both candidates. Trump addressed Biden in a letter posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, proposing various venues, including the White House and New York City. He stated, “Dear Joe, now that you’ve committed to Debate on the now dying Howard Stern Show, no less, [sic] let’s set it up right now. I’m ready to go anywhere that you are.”
Biden has not yet responded directly to Trump’s latest challenge, but has previously indicated his willingness to debate the presumptive Republican presidential nominee during an appearance on the Howard Stern Show two weeks ago.
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has already established a schedule for three presidential debates: September 16 at Texas State University, October 1 in Petersburg, Virginia, and October 9 in Salt Lake City. A vice-presidential debate is scheduled for September 25 in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Despite repeated challenges from both Trump and Biden, no progress has been made on setting up a debate outside of the CPD’s schedule. The CPD has stated that its criteria for selecting debate participants will be applied in early September, and invitations will be extended to qualifying candidates afterward.
