CBS News invites Donald Trump, Kamala Harris to presidential debate at Arizona State University

PHOENIX — CBS News has invited candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to a presidential debate at Arizona State University in October.

The invitation came two days after the candidates participated in their only scheduled debate.

The ASU debate would include news partners Univision and The Wall Street Journal.

“We hope they accept and provide voters with another opportunity to hear directly from them,” CBS News said in a social media post.

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Earlier Thursday, Trump posted that he would not participate in another debate during this election election.

Trump, the Republican nominee, posted on Truth Social that “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” following Tuesday’s debate against Harris and his June debate against President Joe Biden. In rejecting another debate, the former president suggested that a “prizefighter” who loses a bout is always the one to call for a rematch.

A day earlier, he had said, “I just don’t know,” to the question of whether he would meet Harris for another debate. Some Republicans, including the No. 2 GOP Senator John Thune, have urged Trump to debate against Harris again.

Harris, the Democratic nominee, said during a rally in North Carolina on Thursday she believes that she and the former president “owe it to voters” to debate again. Meanwhile, her campaign revealed that it had raised $47 million from nearly 600,000 donors in the 24 hours after her Tuesday debate against Trump.

“This historic, 24-hour haul reflects a strong and growing coalition of Americans united behind Vice President Harris’ candidacy that knows the stakes this November, and are doing their part to defeat Donald Trump this November,” campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said.

Fox News has also issued invitations to both campaigns for a debate in October.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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