New ads calling Trump ‘afraid to debate’ to follow him on campaign trail
The Democratic National Committee’s newest advertising campaign, launched on Friday, taunt Republican rival Donald Trump for not committing to a debate with Kamala Harris and is set to follow him on the campaign trail.
The DNC has purchased large ads that dominate the digital homepages of major local newspapers in states where Trump plans to campaign in the coming weeks. The ads say “the convicted felon is afraid to debate” and question whether that is due to his stance on abortion.
The first ads are running on the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s homepage ahead of Trump’s visit to the Georgia capital on Saturday and the ad campaign will follow him through local news outlets at each rally stop, the DNC said. [Continue reading…]
Former President Donald Trump sure seems like he doesn’t want to face Vice President Kamala Harris in a presidential debate.
“I mean right now I say, why should I do a debate?” Trump told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo during a Thursday interview. “I’m leading in the polls. And, everybody knows her, everybody knows me.”
It’s at least the second time Trump has indicated that he’s not exactly eager to debate Harris, who on Friday secured enough delegates to lock up the Democratic presidential nomination. Last month, Trump said he would “probably” debate Harris, but added that “everybody knows who I am.”
At an Atlanta campaign rally Tuesday, Harris said the momentum in the election “was shifting,” and took a jab at Trump over his apparent cold feet.
“Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage,” Harris said. “Because as the saying goes: If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.” [Continue reading…]