He knows they aren’t going to be fair.
Former President Trump hinted that he might withdraw from his scheduled debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, citing dissatisfaction with ABC News after observing their Sunday programming. During a campaign event in Falls Church, Virginia, Trump criticized ABC as “the single worst network for unfairness” and suggested that it should be excluded from hosting the debate. He also expressed a preference for CNN, which he found fair during his previous debate with President Biden.
Trump’s critique of ABC extended to its personnel, including George Stephanopoulos and Jonathan Karl, the latter of whom Trump disparaged as inadequate. He also mentioned a recent defamation lawsuit he has filed against ABC News and Stephanopoulos, which stems from remarks made about him during a March 10 interview with Rep. Nancy Mace.
Additionally, Trump took issue with a roundtable discussion on “This Week,” which featured Donna Brazile, criticizing her for sharing debate topics with Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign, a practice disclosed in a 2017 Time magazine essay. CNN subsequently ended its relationship with Brazile following the revelation.
Trump further noted his discomfort with ABC’s connections, mentioning Dana Walden, a senior Disney executive with ties to Harris, as a factor contributing to his dissatisfaction. This led him to suggest switching the debate to another network, asserting that debates played a crucial role in his previous victories.
