Biden says he would be 'happy to debate' Trump

President Joe Biden said Friday during a one-on-one interview with radio host Howard Stern that he is willing to debate Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

President Joe Biden said Friday during a one-on-one interview with radio host Howard Stern that he is willing to debate Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

"I am, somewhere, I don’t know when, but I am happy to debate him,” Biden said in the interview.

Biden and his campaign have deflected in recent months on the question of a debate. When asked in February about Trump's calls for debate, Biden merely said, “If I were him, I’d want him to debate me, too. He’s got nothing else to do.”

In response to Biden's remark on Friday, a Trump campaign adviser, Chris LaCivita, said in a post to X, "Ok let’s set it up!"

A few hours later, Trump responded in a post on his social media site, calling on the president to do the debate as early as Friday night.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-says-happy-debate-trump-rcna149559

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