VOA News | Wednesday, May 15, 2024 
Biden, Trump agree to debates in June and September

U.S. President Joe Biden and his challenger in the November 5 election, former President Donald Trump, agreed Wednesday to two debates, one on June 27 and another on September 10. CNN said the two campaigns agreed to hold the first faceoff in six weeks at its studios in Atlanta without an audience, although other details, such as who would moderate the debate, were not announced. The second debate is being hosted by ABC News. The announcement for the pair of debates came together quickly on Wednesday. Trump, a Republican who lost his reelection bid to Biden in 2020 although he still falsely claims he was cheated out of a new term in the White House, has for several weeks called for a series of debates leading up to the 2024 national vote. Biden, a Democrat, recently agreed to debate him. On Wednesday, Biden’s campaign suggested the June and September dates, while saying he would not participate in the three debates proposed for September and October by the nonpartisan presidential debate commission that has organized the quadrennial debates for three decades. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, said he was “ready and willing to debate” Biden next month and in September. CNN, the 24-hour cable news network, announced the first debate date a short time later…Read more