Vice President Kamala Harris accepted CNN’s invitation for a second debate with former President Donald Trump on Saturday, issuing a challenge for him to do the same.
The second debate, pending agreement from Republican nominee Trump, would be scheduled for October 23, just under two weeks before the presidential election.
It would share similar rules and procedures as the first presidential debate of this election cycle, between Trump and President Joe Biden in late-June. Less than a month after that debate, Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Harris. Trump is widely seen as having outperformed Biden in that debate.
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On September 10, Harris and Trump faced off in their first televised presidential debate, hosted by ABC. Most post-debate polls showed an increase in Harris’ support following the much-anticipated faceoff between the political rivals.
Harris’ campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillion noted that in a statement, saying “Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate. It is the same format and setup as the CNN debate he attended and said he won in June, when he praised CNN’s moderators, rules, and ratings.”
Dillion also said in the statement, “It would be unprecedented in modern history for there to just be one general election debate.”
Newsweek reached out to Trump’s campaign for comment via email on Saturday.
This is a developing news story and will be updated with more information.
