GREENVILLE, S.C. – Former President Donald Trump says he’s ready to face off with President Biden on the debate stage.
Trump, the commanding frontrunner for the 2024 Republican race, on Tuesday reiterated his call for Biden to debate him this year as the two move closer to a rematch of their 2020 presidential election face-off.
Asked by host Laura Ingraham during a Fox News town hall held in Greenville, South Carolina if he’ll challenge the president to a debate, Trump quickly answered “I’ll do it right now on your show. I’ll challenge him right now.”
“I refuse to quit. South Carolina will vote on Saturday. But on Sunday, I’ll still be running for president. I’m not going anywhere,” Haley emphasized.
And she added that “I have no fear of Trump’s retribution.”
Former President Donald Trump greets supporters after sitting for a town hall hosted by Laura Ingraham on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” on Feb. 20, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Asked about Haley’s comments, Trump said during the Fox News town hall that “you’re not supposed to lose your home state. It shouldn’t happen anyway and she’s losing it bigly.”
“I don’t think she knows how to get out,” Trump surmised. “She just can’t get herself to get out.”
And Trump reiterated that he’s ruled out Haley as his running mate.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire.
