Headline Roundup • May 26th, 2016
A Bernie/Trump Debate?
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Bernie Sanders' campaign manager said Thursday he hopes Donald Trump does not "chicken out" after the two talked about the possibility of a one-on-one debate, but the presumptive GOP front-runner said he'd "love to debate Bernie."
"We are ready to debate Donald Trump. We hope he will not chicken out. I think it will be great for America to see these two candidates and the different visions they have for America going forward," Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver told CNN's Wolf Blitzer Thursday. "What we'll have to see, Wolf, is...
Donald Trump was only joking when he said he would debate Bernie Sanders, his campaign said on Thursday after a morning of media frenzy.
During an appearance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, Trump – who on Thursday crossed the delegate threshold necessary to become the Republican presidential nominee – said he would accept an invitation to debate Sanders if the proceeds went to charity.
Chances are likely slim, but what about a Donald Trump-Bernie Sanders debate heading into the crucial June 7 California primary?
That possibility surfaced Wednesday, even if in a jocular tone, in an indirect exchange between the Republican billionaire real estate mogul and the senator who Hillary Clinton hasn't been able to bump from the Democratic presidential sweepstakes.
