Trump Flip-Flops on More Debates With Harris -- He Calls It QUITS After Disaster on Tuesday

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Dubiously claiming victory in his debate with Kamala Harris earlier this week, Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social account that there will be no further debates between them in this election cycle.

Trump weirdly likened his performance at their first meeting to that of a champion boxer delivering a knockout punch. However, reliable polls (unlike the unscientific ones he's promoting) suggest that Harris fared much better in voters' minds than he had.

Trump's meandering on the issues and his ego got the best of him, and he was (rightly) fact-checked by moderators for promoting false and dangerous conspiracy theories during the event.

Meanwhile, the Harris campaign is pushing for another debate between the two.

From Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon:

Under the bright lights, the American people got to see the choice they will face this fall at the ballot box: between moving forward with Kamala Harris, or going backwards with Trump. ... Vice President Harris is ready for a second debate. Is Donald Trump?

This is a big flip-flop from Trump, who had previously said he was open to debating "anytime, any place" when Joe Biden was the presumptive candidate for Democrats, and as recently as this month, Trump expressed interest in multiple debates with Harris, too. His change in heart on the matter appears to be wholly about him doing so poorly against her on Tuesday night -- no one, not even Donald Trump himself, can feasibly believe he "won" that debate.