Yang urges Biden to break precedent and debate RFK Jr.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants President Biden to debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr..

Why it matters: "The problem is that the DNC and Joe do not want Joe debating RFK Jr. or anyone else, and it's a real problem," he told Axios during an interview.

"I've come out and said, I think that people should be running in a more competitive environment against Joe, even though he is the sitting president because I think that that would be a positive thing."

Biden has indicated that he won't do primary debates, keeping with a longstanding pattern for incumbent presidents.

What he's saying: "If you don't debate RFK Jr., then he has a stronger case to say, look, I didn't get a fair shake so I'm going to run in the general," said Yang, whose book, "The Last Election," is set to come out on Sept. 12.