The time is set! Harris and Trump will have their first debate in September
2024-08-10
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U.S. Republican candidate and former President Trump and U.S. Democratic candidate and current Vice President Harris said on Thursday that they will debate on September 10.
In addition to the debates that both sides have already confirmed their participation, Trump has also proposed debate dates on September 4 and September 25, but Harris' team has not yet confirmed whether she will attend.
"I think these debates will be very illuminating," Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. "We want to have three debates."
Harris, who was campaigning in Michigan that day, responded: "I look forward to debating Donald Trump, and our date is September 10th. I heard that he finally agreed, and I am looking forward to it." When talking about the other two debates, Harris said she was "happy to have discussions about whether to have additional debates."
In addition to debating Harris' presidential candidate, Trump also said he hopes vice presidential candidate Vance can debate Harris' vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Waltz.
Trump gives himself a long vacation?
Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to hold presidential campaign rallies before the Democratic National Convention on August 22.
Trump's announcement prompted comparisons between his latest schedule and the last time he ran for president, in July 2016, when he held 27 rallies in 15 states, according to campaign records. So far this month, Trump has held just one rally.
On Thursday, a reporter asked Trump "why he has not been campaigning recently and is not planning to do so."
"Because I'm ahead by a huge margin," Trump said, "I want them to finish the meeting and I'll run my campaign on my own terms."
When the reporter asked "Will you go out and campaign at that time?" Trump said: "Yes, after their convention is over."
Compared with Trump's "campaign at home", Trump's running mate Vance's schedule will include visits to multiple swing states.
On his way to an event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Vance defended Trump's decision to "pause rallies," saying he and Trump were adopting a "divide and conquer" strategy.
"The first thing you need to do is get out there and talk to people, talk to the media," Vance said. "The last thing you want to do is raise resources. I know Trump is busy doing that."
“We’ll obviously have events together sometimes,” Vance said, “but I think we’re going to take advantage of the fact that we have two people who can both go out and deliver the message.”
Vance spoke in Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday in a pushback against Harris and Waltz’s campaign events this week. He had planned to hold two events in North Carolina on Thursday, but those plans were postponed because of the tropical storm.
Unlike Trump's large campaign rallies, none of Vance's campaign events this week were defined as "rallies." Instead, Vance's interactions were referred to as "comments to the media," with only a small group of staff, media reporters and supporters in attendance.
Harris team is busy
After making their debut at a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, Harris and Waltz held rallies and spoke in Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday and Thursday. According to a statement from Harris' team, the two will travel to Arizona on Friday and Nevada on Saturday to participate in events.
Harris and Waltz expressed their support for organizing to union members while campaigning with the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Michigan on Thursday.
"This is about the collective," Harris said in her speech. "We have to understand that no one should fight alone, we are all in this together. You know why I have fought for unions and labor my entire career? Because I understand this concept, the noble concept behind collective bargaining. It's fairness."
In the weeks since launching her campaign, Harris has been courting the support of organized labor, which is seen as a potential boost for her among working-class voters in swing states. In a memo Thursday, Harris' campaign said union workers would help drive Democratic success in November.
"There are 2.7 million union members in swing states. Four years ago, approximately 45,000 key state votes determined the election, which is significant," Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez wrote in a memo released shortly before the UAW event.
(This article comes from China Business Network)
