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Trump Proposes Fox News Debate, Drops Out of ABC Debate with Harris. Former President Donald Trump announced he will not participate in the September ABC debate, opting instead for a debate against Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News on September 4, NBC News reports. Trump stated that the ABC debate was planned when Joe Biden was the presumptive Democratic nominee, but with Biden out of the race, he no longer sees the need to debate on ABC. Trump also cited his ongoing defamation lawsuit against ABC and anchor George Stephanopoulos as a reason for withdrawing from the ABC debate. Fox News invited Trump and Harris to debate on its network, proposing anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum as moderators, which Trump agreed to in a Truth Social post. Trump mentioned that the debate would take place in Pennsylvania with a full arena audience, though Fox News has not confirmed the audience details. Harris’ campaign accused Trump of running scared and trying to back out of the previously agreed debate on September 10, and insisted Harris would be there to speak to a national audience. An official from Harris' campaign indicated that ABC intends to provide airtime for any qualifying candidates who show up, even if it’s just Harris. Harris’ campaign launched digital ads accusing Trump of being scared to debate due to his ties to Project 2025, a conservative action plan. Trump reiterated his stance, stating he would only debate on Fox News on September 4, or not at all, emphasizing his position in a Truth Social post. At a rally, Sen. Jon Ossoff and Harris herself called out Trump for avoiding the debate, with the crowd chanting that Trump was scared, urging him to reconsider.
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