Europe 1 with AFP 10:44 p.m., March 6, 2024
Donald Trump, Republican candidate for the American election, said on Wednesday that he was ready to debate with his Democratic rival, President Joe Biden, “anywhere, any time”.
“It is important, for the good of our country, that Joe Biden and I debate crucial issues for the United States and the American people,” the former president said on his Truth Social network.
“This is why I call for debates to be held, anywhere, anytime,” assured Donald Trump, on his Truth Social network.
After their overwhelming victories in their parties' primaries, the two men must, barring any major surprises, face each other in the presidential election in November – a rematch of the 2020 election.
Trump never conceded defeat in 2020
But, according to the polls, this duel between a 77-year-old former president and an 81-year-old incumbent hardly excites voters.
To win, in an extremely polarized country, Joe Biden like Donald Trump will have to both mobilize their bases and attract as many independent voters as possible in a handful of undecided states.
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced each other during a series of debates in the fall of 2020. The Democrat, former vice-president of Barack Obama, won the presidential election.
But Donald Trump never conceded defeat, accusing, without evidence, the Democrats of having “stolen” the election.