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Headline Roundup August 8th, 2024

Trump, Harris Agree to Debate

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According to ABC News (digital news rated Lean Left bias) and former President Donald Trump, he and Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to at least one presidential debate.

The Details: "A senior Trump adviser and an ABC source familiar with the matter both said that the correct dates Trump has agreed to with networks are: September 4 with Fox News, September 10 with ABC and September 25 with NBC," according to CNN (Lean Left). Trump appeared to confirm this at a press conference Thursday afternoon, but NBC and Fox hadn't confirmed the dates at the time of this writing, nor had Harris. 

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Trump says he has agreed to offer from ABC News to debate Harris
Trump says he has agreed to offer from ABC News to debate Harris

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Former President Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from ABC News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10.

Trump said so during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago Club on Thursday.

Harris also confirmed her participation in the debate.

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Trump vs. Harris debate appears back on — at least for one night
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Former President Donald Trump said he has agreed to three debates against Vice President Kamala Harris in a bid to “set the record straight” against the new Democratic nominee. 

“I think it’s very important to have debates, and we’ve agreed with Fox on a date of Sept. 4. We’ve agreed with NBC, fairly full agreement, subject to them on Sept. 10, and we’ve agreed with ABC on Sept. 25. So, we have those three dates,” Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. 

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