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(CNN) โ Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are set to debate on ABC on September 10 after the former president said Thursday he had agreed to the faceoff, along with two others next month.
โABC News will host qualifying presidential candidates to debate on September 10 on ABC. Vice President Harris and former President Trump have both confirmed they will attend the ABC debate,โ the network said in a statement.
Speaking at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump said that he was โlooking forwardโ to debating the vice president and that he had agreed to upcoming dates with Fox News, ABC and NBC.
โI think itโs very important to have debates, and weโve agreed with Fox on a date of September 4. Weโve agreed with NBC. Fairly full agreement subject to them on September 10. And weโve agreed with ABC on September 25,โ the former president said.
A senior Trump adviser and an ABC source familiar with the matter both said that the correct dates Trump has agreed to with networks are: September 4 with Fox News, September 10 with ABC and September 25 with NBC.
Trump said โminor detailsโ were still being worked out, including audience and locations.
โThe other side has to agree to the terms. They may or may not agree. I donโt know if theyโre going to agree. (Harris) hasnโt done an interview. She canโt do an interview. Sheโs barely competent, and she canโt do an interview, I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight,โ he said.
Harris, who had previously agreed to the ABC debate, confirmed her participation later Thursday and said she would be โhappyโ to discuss a further debate.
โIโm glad that heโs finally agreed to a debate on September 10th. Iโm looking forward to it, and I hope he shows up,โ Harris told reporters before boarding Air Force Two in Detroit after an event with the United Auto Workers.
Asked if she would be open to the other debates mentioned by Trump, Harris said: โIโm happy to have that conversation about an additional debate for after September 10th.โ
The ABC debate was originally accepted by Trump and former President Joe Biden before the latter dropped out of the race. Earlier this week, Trump had said that he would not debate Harris if she did not agree to attend the proposed Fox News debate on September 4.
An ABC source had earlier expressed confidence that the networkโs debate would be the first one between Trump and the vice president, as the Harris campaign has indicated she will not agree to the Fox News debate.
A source familiar with the NBC negotiations said September 25 was โone of the datesโ given to the campaigns. While the network has been in discussions with both camps, the Harris campaign has not formally accepted.
Details on location, rules and moderators will be determined closer to the debate date.
This story has been updated with additional information.
CNNโs Sam Fossum, Arlette Saenz and Alison Main contributed to this report.
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