Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that he had agreed to “sit at a table” with Joe Biden – despite his strong preference to stand – during their upcoming debates.
The seated format was a request made by the 81-year-old president’s campaign team, according to Trump.
“I heard we’re sitting at tables now. I don’t want to sit at a table,” the 77-year-old former president told John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby during an appearance on the “Cats & Cosby Show” on WABC 770 AM.
“I said, ‘No, let’s stand.’ But they want to sit at a table,” Trump said. “So we’re going to sit at a table instead of proceeding as I think you should do in a debate.”
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee explained that his personal preference would be to “walk up to a podium” and “stand for an hour and a half or two hours.”
“But they have (Biden) sitting at a table, so it’s not that good,” Trump said, calling the seated debate format “one of many” demands the Biden campaign has insisted on.
“But I accept their demands because I want to debate him,” the former president told Catsimatidis and Cosby, noting that he intended to pressure Biden over the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
“If (Biden) succeeds in the debate, they will say it was brilliant,” Trump argued.
The Trump and Biden campaigns have agreed to two scheduled debates, which include a June 27 event hosted by CNN and a September 10 showdown with ABC News.
It is not known whether the seated format will be valid for both debates.
There will be no live hearing on either forum, per the Biden campaign’s request.
The agreement between the two camps eliminates the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which has organized the confrontations since the 1988 election cycle.
Both campaigns have shown willingness to also participate in a vice presidential debate, but the details of that event have not been agreed upon.
Biden wants the debate to be broadcast on CBS, while Trump prefers the contest to be hosted by Fox News.
News Source : nypost.com
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