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VP Kamala Harris Calls Out Trump Over ABC Debate: "Say It to My Face"

During a rally in Georgia on Tuesday night, VP Kamala Harris called out Donald Trump once again over his unwillingness to commit to September's ABC debate.

"He won't debate, but he and his running mate sure seem to have a lot to say about me. Well, Donald, I do hope you'll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage because, as the saying goes, if you got something to say, say it to my face." And with that, Vice-President Kamala Harris made it clear to her supporters at the Georgia State Convocation Center and to the millions following the event on social media. She's not afraid to take the stage against Donald Trump – prosecutor versus convicted felon – and she plans on being in front of ABC's cameras in September for the next scheduled debate. Before Harris took the stage, the crowd was pumped up by Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion and then had the opportunity to hear from rapper/singer and activist Quavo and a number of local and state politicians. But how did we get the the point where Trump – the dude who was willing to debate anytime, anywhere – is now looking for loopholes?

So here's what happened. Trump and President Joseph Biden agreed to a debate on September 10th hosted by ABC – just to be clear, the two agreed when both were the presumed nominees for their respective parties. Since that time, President Biden made the decision to step down, with VP Harris officially entering the race to be the Democrats' nominee – with more than enough verbally pledged delegates in place to secure the nomination. Something else that's happened is that VP Harris has been killing it in polling, donations, and even turnout since the change happened. Meanwhile, Trump's vice-presidential nominee, JD Vance, is having to defend himself from past comments that insulted women, people who don't have kids, cat owners, and a whole number of other groups.

So it's no surprise that Trump's folks would start moving the goalposts, arguing that the Democrats needed to formalize their nominee before Trump would debate – again, a requirement that wasn't in play for President Biden when the debate was first agreed to. Trump himself has wavered about the prospect of debating VP Harris, resulting in the presumptive Democratic nominee to step up calling out Trump for trying to dodge, stating that he was "sacred" to debate.

"As Vice President Harris said last week, the American people deserve to hear from the two candidates running for the highest office in the land, and she will do that at September's ABC debate. If Donald Trump and his team are saying anything other than 'we'll see you there,' — and it appears that they are — it's a convenient but expected backtrack from Team Trump. Vice President Harris will be there on September 10th — we'll see if Trump shows," shared VP Harris' Campaign Communications Director, Michael Tyler, on Monday, ahead of Tuesday night's campaign rally.

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