U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will debate on September 11th on ABC, setting up the first face-to-face match-up between the rivals in what polls show is a close race.
In a news conference at his Palm Beach, Florida, residence, Trump says he wanted additional debates on September 5th and September 26th that would air on Fox and NBC.
Harris, in a post on X, says she was looking forward to the September 11th debate after Trump finally committed.
Trump previously suggested he might back out of the ABC debate, scheduled before Harris, the U.S. vice president, replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate less than three weeks ago, upending the contest.
An Ipsos poll found Harris has widened her lead over Trump since late July.
She leads Trump 42 percent to 37 percent, compared with a July 22-23 Reuters/Ipsos survey that showed her up 37 percent to 34 percent over Trump.
Source: Reuters
