In a surprising turn of events, Kamala Harris, who has assumed the mantle of leadership from Joe Biden in the Democratic ticket, has declined an invitation to debate President Donald Trump on Fox News.
The network had proposed September 4 as the date for the debate. Despite this, Harris appears to feel entitled to the prior arrangements made by the Biden campaign with Trump. Consequently, she has only consented to a single debate, scheduled to air on ABC on September 10. Trump has suggested two additional debates, but Harris' campaign, which has been noticeably media-averse, has refrained from making any commitments. Harris has yet to hold a press conference or sit for an interview, a strategy that seems increasingly deliberate.
According to The Post Millennial, Trump expressed his lack of surprise at Harris' refusal on Truth Social, stating, "Comrade Kamala Harris has just informed us that she will NOT do the FoxNews Debate on September 4th."
He continued, "I am not surprised by this development because I feel that she knows it is very difficult, at best, for her to defend her record setting Flip-Flopping on absolutely everything she once believed in, including her statements that THERE WILL BE NO FRACKING IN PENNSYLVANIA and her HORRIBLE Performance on the Border, our 'Border Czar,' where millions of criminals and people from mental institutions and terrorists, have been allowed to pour into our Country, totally unchecked and unvetted.
Its called, and she LOVES IT, an OPEN BORDER!!! Rather than the debate on September 4th, I have agreed to do a Tele-Town Hall, anchored by Sean Hannity, for Fox. It will take place in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Details to follow!"
Former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who has been assisting Trump with debate preparation, was instrumental in challenging Harris during the 2020 debate stage, contributing to Harris' withdrawal from the race for her party's nomination that year. Gabbard attributed this to Harris' poor polling numbers and lack of public support. Gabbard highlighted Harris' "incredibly vulnerable record," predicting it would be a focal point when Trump confronts her on the debate stage.
She emphasized that Trump has demonstrated a "strong performance on the debate stage" time and again, adding that Trump "doesnt really need help at all with debate prep, nor does he do debate prep like a typical politician would, because hes not a politician."
Since Harris' nomination, it has become evident that many within her team, ranging from allies to advisors, are reluctant to have her participate in media interviews or press conferences. CNN observed that Harris is "historically vulnerable" when required to speak extemporaneously. She often repeats herself and uses an excessive number of words without conveying any substantial information. For instance, while discussing the war in Ukraine, she offered a simplistic explanation, stating, "Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country.
Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So basically thats wrong."
Harris has frequently spoken about the "duality" of democracy, asserting, "we think about the strength of our democracy, you know I think there's a duality to the nature of democracy, when it's intact, oh it's so strong in terms of what it does to uphold and protect individual rights and freedoms, so strong in its nature, and very fragile, it will only be as strong as our willingness to fight for it."
Her catchphrase about being able "to see what can be, unburdened by what might have been," has been the subject of relentless ridicule. The DNC's recent meeting in Chicago echoed these sentiments with continuous references to moving "forward into the future," as if time could move in any other direction.
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