President Donald Trump has warned that there are “a lot of questions to answer” regarding his upcoming debate with Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris on “ABC FAKE NEWS.”
Trump suggested he may withdraw from the debate due to the extreme pro-Democrat bias at ABC News.
The presidential debate between Trump and Harris is scheduled for September 10 on ABC.
While both candidates agreed to the ABC News debate, Trump has also pushed for two other debates in September.
Trump requested one on Fox News on September 4 and another on NBC on September 25.
However, Harris has only agreed to the ABC News debate and a second, unspecified debate in October.
With only the ABC News debate confirmed, concerns have been growing over the network’s anti-Trump bias.
The ABC debate is set to be moderated by anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis.
Neither Muir nor Davis have moderated a general election debate before.
Last week, Davis connected Trump’s appearance in Howell, Michigan, to the Ku Klux Klan.
“Many people are aware that a month ago, in Howell, KKK protesters marched in the streets with the white robes on and suggested that they support Donald Trump,” Davis said.
Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday night to complain about ABC’s coverage, writing:
“I watched ABC FAKE NEWS this morning, both lightweight reporter Jonathan Carl’s(K?) ridiculous and biased interview of Tom Cotton (who was fantastic!), and their so-called Panel of Trump Haters, and I ask, why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?
“Will panelist Donna Brazil (sic) give the questions to the Marxist Candidate like she did for Crooked Hillary Clinton?
“Will Kamala’s best friend, who heads up ABC, do likewise.
“Where is Liddle’ George Slopadopolus hanging out now?
“Will he be involved[?] They’ve got a lot of questions to answer!!!
“Why did Harris turn down Fox, NBC, CBS, and even CNN? Stay tuned!!!”
Trump’s reference to Harris’ “best friend” is based on the Democrat nominee’s long close relationship with a Disney executive who previously oversaw ABC News.
Dana Walden is currently Disney’s highest-ranking television executive, The New York Times reported.
ABC, which Disney owns, claimed in a statement to the Times that Walden does not weigh in on editorial decisions at the network.
In July, Trump called out another ABC News host, Rachel Scott, for asking him a “very nasty question.”
As Slay News reported, Scott launched into a false claim-filled attack against Trump to begin an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Conference in Chicago.
Scott started the interview by asking Trump to address the controversy around his invitation to the NABJ Conference.
She also falsely accused Trump of “racism” for noting that Harris has changed her racial identity from Indian-American to black over the years.
“First of all, I don’t think I’ve been asked a question in such a horrible manner, first question,” Trump replied as the crowd went wild.
“You don’t even say ‘Hello, how are you.’
“Are you with ABC?” Trump asked.
“Because I think they are a fake news network, a terrible network.”
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In addition, Trump is suing ABC and the network’s top anchor George Stephanopolous repeatedly spread false claims about Trump on his show.
Before officially agreeing to debate Harris, Trump said he could “make a case for not doing it.”
He then announced during a press conference on August 8 that he agreed to three debates against Harris.
“She hasn’t done an interview,” Trump said at the time.
“She can’t do an interview.
“She’s barely competent.
“She can’t do an interview, but I look forward to the debates because we have to set the record straight.”
