President Biden responded to Donald Trump‘s calls for an “immediate” debate on Monday.
During a Monday radio appearance with conservative commentator Dan Bongino, Trump said a debate would be “good” for the country.
“I'd like to debate him now because we should debate. We should debate for the good of the country,” Trump said.
During a campaign event in Nevada, Biden responded to Trump's latest challenge.
“Immediately? Well, if I were him, I'd want to debate me, too. He's got nothing else to do,” Biden told reporters.
Trump's newfound willingness to debate comes after he flatly rejected calls to debate his challengers in the GOP primary race.
According to Fox News, the Republican National Committee (RNC) withdrew from the Commission on Presidential Debates in 2022. Trump has also fiercely criticized the organization, labeling it “corrupt.”
The debate commission has so far scheduled three general election debates, though neither Trump nor Biden have publicly agreed to them. The debates are scheduled for Sept. 16 at Texas State University in San Marcos, Oct. 1 at Virginia State University in Petersburg, and Oct. 9 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, according to NBC.
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