President Trump appeared to pledge to participate in debates with his eventual Democratic opponent during next year’s general election campaign, but signaled he may circumvent the nonpartisan commission historically responsible for organizing the forums
last week by The New York Times stating that Trump had discussed with advisers potentially skipping the debates because of his qualms with the commission. The group said in a statement Monday that the “televised general election debates are an important part of our democratic process,” and defended its record as “one of fairness, balance and non-partisanship.”
Frank Fahrenkopf, the commission’s co-founder and Republican co-chair, has pushed back in recent months against conservative objections to its alleged preference for liberal-leaning moderators. “We’re looking for that person who is as unbiased as possible, will do a fair job, and be a facilitator,” he
POLITICO in October, adding that the commission will seek out questioners who are “not biased one way or the other.”in October the locations and dates for the three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle, and said in its statement Monday that the four universities selected as host sites are “already hard at work on these important civic education forums.”
The prospect of squaring off on stage with the president has loomed large over the Democratic primary. Before exiting the race earlier this month, California Sen. Kamala Harris frequently argued that her prosecutorial skills made her the party’s best pick to debate and dismantle Trump, while former Vice President Joe Biden has faced questions regarding his stamina and readiness to forcefully challenge the pugilistic incumbent.
Trump predicted earlier this year that the current crop of White House contenders would prove less formidable in debates than Clinton,Michael Calderone contributed to this report.
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