Caixin September 22 news (Editor: Niu Zhanlin) Local time on Saturday, the campaign team of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris of the United States said she has accepted CNN's invitation to participate in the second television debate on October 23. In addition, Harris also called for Trump to have a face-to-face "rematch."

Harris's campaign manager, Jen O'Malley Dillon, said in a statement: "Trump should have no reason not to participate in this debate. The format and settings of this debate are the same as the CNN debate he participated in June and claimed victory, where he praised CNN's hosts, rules, and ratings."

Subsequently, Harris posted on social media platform, saying: "I am glad to accept the second presidential debate on October 23rd. I hope Trump can join in."

In the debate with Trump in June, the performance of US President Biden was considered a "disaster," leading to being abandoned by the Democratic Party, thus putting Harris on the stage of the election.

By early September, Trump and Harris had their first debate on ABC News, with the US media generally considering Harris to have the upper hand, but Trump refused to accept this view, believing he won the debate.

Therefore, Trump posted on Truth Social stating that he has won and will not have another battle with the "failing" Harris. "When a professional boxer loses a match, the first thing he usually says is: I demand a rematch. Polls clearly show I won the debate against Harris, and she immediately requested a second debate."

However, last week, Trump's stance changed again, stating, "if in a good mood," he might agree to have another debate.

The arrangement and platform selection for debates are almost as controversial as the election activities themselves. Harris and Trump's campaign teams have repeatedly clashed over the debate venue, which television station to use, who will be the moderators, and the format of the debate (e.g. whether to use muted or unmuted microphones, or whether to have an audience).

It is noteworthy that in the first debate, ABC News did exhibit bias, with Trump being interrupted and fact-checked repeatedly by the ABC moderators throughout the entire debate. Trump complained that the debate was 'completely manipulated' and considered ABC to be 'the most dishonest news institution'.

Trump had previously invited Harris to participate in a debate hosted by Fox News, but Harris declined. Fox News has long been the mouthpiece media of the Republican Party.

Currently, Trump's campaign team has not responded to Harris' invitation. Polls show that the support rates of the two presidential candidates are nearly equal.

Editor / jayden