The former US president said the two sides had come to an agreement over the rules, but Harris campaign says they are still being finalised
on on Truth Social the Republican candidate wrote that the parameters for the ABC debate would be “the same as the last CNN Debate.”
During that debate with US President Joe Biden, the candidates’ microphones were muted except when it was their turn to speak. Trump added: “The Debate will be ‘stand up,’ and Candidates cannot bring notes, or ‘cheat sheets.’ We have also been given assurance by ABC that this will be a ‘fair and equitable’ Debate, and that neither side will be given the questions in advance.
On Monday a Harris spokesperson said the Democratic candidate wants microphones to be live all the time. Separately, it was also revealed that Harris will sit down with CNN this week, alongside running mate Tim Walz, for her first interview since launching her presidential bid.Harris has been criticised for not holding news conferences or granting interviews with news outlets since Biden stepped aside on 21 July.
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