Trump wavers on Harris debate, says he could 'make a case' for skipping

• Former President Donald Trump said that while he "probably" will debate Vice President Kamala Harris, he "could also make a case" for refusing to do so.
• Harris will be at the Sept. 10 presidential debate whether Trump attends or not, her campaign said.
• Harris has in recent days accused Trump of "backpedaling" out the debate, which he agreed to in May.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday that while he "probably" will debate Vice President Kamala Harris, he "could also make a case" for avoiding a face-to-face confrontation with his likely Democratic opponent.

Trump, in a Fox News interview that aired Monday evening, did not initially say whether he would commit to a debate with Harris. And while he appeared to confirm that he was game for a debate, his answers left room for ambiguity.

The remarks underscored how far the dynamics of the race have shifted in the weeks since President Joe Biden withdrew his reelection bid — a decision that came after his disastrous debate against Trump in late June.

Before that debate, Trump had repeatedly challenged Biden to face him "anytime, anywhere, anyplace." But when asked about debating Harris, he struck a different tone.

"So, I like debating. I like debating, I've done a lot of debates," the former president told Fox host Laura Ingraham.

"I want to do a debate, but I also can say this: Everybody knows who I am, and now people know who she is," he said, accusing Harris of being a "radical left lunatic."

Ingraham interjected: "Then why not debate her?"

Trump responded, "Well, wait. But, because they already know everything."

When Ingraham said, "They're going to say you're afraid of debating her," Trump replied, "They said that with Biden, too."

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