Donald Trump confirms debate will go ahead on 10 September, as Kamala Harris agrees to first interview since Joe Biden withdrew from election

27 August 2024, 21:13 | Updated: 27 August 2024, 23:05

Donald Trump has confirmed he will debate Kamala Harris on 10 September, while the vice president has agreed to her first joint interview since Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 election.

The former president has been flip-flopping on whether he will debate the Democrat nominee after initially confirming he would, asking "why am I doing it?" at a campaign stop on Monday.

In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, however, Mr Trump said he had reached an "agreement with the Radical Left Democrats" for a debate with "Comrade Kamala Harris" on ABC News.

"The rules will be the same as the last CNN Debate, which seemed to work out well for everyone except, perhaps, Crooked Joe Biden," he added, seemingly confirming the candidate's microphones will be muted.

However, the former president claimed Ms Harris would not agree to a third debate on Fox News, "but that date will be held open in case she changes her mind", and added another possible debate on Sky's partner network NBC News "has not been agreed to by the Radical Left".

Mr Trump had previously refused to debate Ms Harris unless it was on Fox News, before climbing down from his position and saying he would face her in three separate debates.

Meanwhile, CNN said Ms Harris and her vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will take part in their first joint interview on Thursday.