Donald Trump has announced that he is pulling out of the ABC News debate and, instead, has proposed an alternative debate with Kamala Harris to face Fox News.

Washington d. C: Former President Donald Trump has canceled a Sept. 10 ABC News debate with US Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Instead, he has proposed another discussion with Harris on Fox News on Sept. 4, the New York Times reported.
Kamala Harris shared a post on X in response to Trump saying she will be there on September 10.
It's interesting how “any time, any place” becomes “a certain time, a certain safe place”. I will be there on September 10 as he agreed. I hope to see him there,” Harris said on X.
The change, announced by Trump on his social media site, Truth Social, drew objections from the Harris campaign and created a potential conflict between rivals, according to the New York Times.
Harris has made gains in the national polls and appears to pose a stronger challenge to Trump on the debate stage than President Biden, who struggled to convey a clear message in his June debate performance. Trump and his campaign also appear to be grappling with how to run against Harris after preparing to run against Biden.
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign manager has responded to former President Donald Trump's debate proposal, suggesting that his offer to debate on Fox News is an attempt to deflect attention from a previously agreed-upon decision to withdraw from an ABC News debate.
Trump agreed to that debate in May, before Biden dropped out of the race and before Biden's disastrous performance at the CNN debate on June 27.
“Donald Trump is panicking and trying to back out of talks he's already agreed to and is running directly to Fox News to bail him out,” Harris campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement. “He has to stop playing the game and show up for the debate he's already committed to on September 10.”
Tyler said the Harris campaign is open to discussing further debates if Trump honors his commitment to an ABC debate.
“Anytime, anywhere, anywhere, as long as he's not afraid to show up on the 10th, he should have no problem,” he said.
It's unclear whether ABC News will try to advance his debate by simply giving Harris time. In a post on X on Saturday, Harris said: “I will be there on September 10, as he agreed. I hope to see him there. “
Trump responded with an ultimatum on his social media platform: “I'll see her on September 4 or I won't see her at all.”
According to a post by Trump on his social media site, the Fox News debate will take place on September 4 at a location to be determined in Pennsylvania, one of the most effective battleground states. The network's anchors Bret Baier and Martha McCallum will moderate.
Trump said on social media that the Fox News debate will have a live audience; The previous debate between him and Biden was held by CNN in an empty venue. Although both campaigns agreed on the nature of the first debate, Trump lamented the lack of a crowd.
He added that the rules would be similar to the CNN talk, though he did not specify which rules. The candidates' microphones at the June debate were muted when it was not their turn to speak to avoid disruptions.
Trump did not hesitate to say that he was ready to recognize Harris as the new face of the Democratic Party. To him, her unexpected surge in the campaign after Biden stepped down felt like a rebellion within the party. He didn't hide his displeasure with the move in his debate announcement, broadcasting that he poured a lot of resources into running against Joe Biden, only to have a new challenger challenge him. He also hinted that he would try to connect Harris directly with Biden's policies, hinting at an intriguing debate ahead.