By Ashley Murray | AZ Mirror
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in a highly anticipated and potentially consequential debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia — just over two months after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance precipitated his exit from the race.
The debate, to be hosted by ABC News, is set for 9 p.m. Eastern and will be the first time Trump and Harris will meet in person, according to Harris. Viewers can livestream the debate on ABC.com or on the platforms ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. The debate will also be simulcast on C-SPAN.
The event is the only scheduled televised exchange between the candidates before Election Day in November, though early voting kicks off in the battleground state of Pennsylvania Sept. 16 and in four other states later this month.
‘We’ll be ready’
Trump surrogates on Monday said the former president plans to challenge Harris on views she’s changed over the years, including on fracking and immigration.
“We’ll be ready tomorrow, President Trump will be ready. The question is will Kamala Harris be ready because she’s gonna have a lot of things to defend,” Jason Miller, Trump campaign senior adviser, said on a call organized by the Republican National Committee that also featured Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida and former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic Party defector who has endorsed Trump.
“You can’t prepare for President Trump. There’s just no way to do it,” Miller later added.
Trump will also seek to tie Harris to all decisions made under the Biden administration. Gaetz dubbed her “co-president” and alleged on the call that Harris is “in charge of the entire administration.”
