Clinton Agrees To Debate Schedule After Complaints From Trump

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally in Syracuse, N.Y., Friday, April 1, 2016. After months of campaigning, Bernie Sanders is finally getting under Hillary Clinton's skin. While her... Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally in Syracuse, N.Y., Friday, April 1, 2016. After months of campaigning, Bernie Sanders is finally getting under Hillary Clinton's skin. While her attacks on her primary rival once seems carefully calculated, the Democratic front-runner is now showing flashes of real angry with Sanders _ irritation that could undermine her efforts to unite the party to take on Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) MORE LESS
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Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta on Monday said that Clinton will participate in all three presidential debates, challenging Donald Trump to agree to the schedule.

“Secretary Clinton looks forward to participating in all three presidential debates scheduled by the independent debate commission,” Podesta said in a statement. “With so much at stake in the fall elections, she believes these debates will provide the American people with an important opportunity to hear from the candidates on issues critical to the country’s future.”

He then alluded to Trump’s complaints that Clinton and Democrats tried to “rig the debates.” Trump cited as proof the fact that two of the debates fall on the same night as NFL games.

“The only issue now is whether Donald Trump is going to show up to debate at the date, times, places and formats set by the commission last year through a bipartisan process,” Podesta said in the statement. “We will accept the commission’s invitation and expect Donald Trump to do the same.”

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  1. More excuses coming in 4…3…2…1…

  2. Many people are saying that Trump is too KFC to debate Hillary.

  3. But which Donald will show up at the debate ?
    “Teleprompter” Donald or “Watch me pull this from my ass” Donald
    I wouldn’t want to be the poor sap rehearsing him

  4. The NFL games will likely distract disproportionately more Trump supporters from seeing him humiliated so it’s a win for Drumpf
    Maybe Drumpf will delegate Pence to debate for him

  5. Oh darn …

    I plan on having a hangnail … won’t be able to watch —

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