News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign
Associated PressAPR 2024
US News Organizations Call for Biden, Trump to Commit to Debates
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The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
Despite repeated assurances from the Trump campaign that the former president is more than willing to debate Biden, it's clear that memories of the 2020 election still haunt the Biden admin. Unwilling to have the president embarrassed on national television once again, Democrats continue to shield an aging and politically ineffective Biden from the public.
Democratic narrative
It's up to Biden to decide whether he should allow Trump the opportunity to spread further lies on national television. While debate between presidential candidates should be encouraged, Trump's brazen willingness to spread misinformation for personal gain is of no benefit to American democracy.