US: Biden says open to 2 presidential debates against Trump
"Make my day, pal. I'll even do it twice," US President Joe Biden said in a short video message aimed at Donald Trump. The former president accepted and the first debate is scheduled for June 27. Trump and Biden took part in a pair of debates in the 2020 campaign, the fewest for any US presidential election since 1996 Following repeated challenges from Donald Trump in recent weeks, US President Joe Biden made his most direct comments yet on the prospect of holding televised presidential debates during the election campaign this year. "Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020, and since then he hasn't shown up for a debate," Biden said in a short video posted online. "Now he's acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. I'll even do it twice." The president also made a veiled reference to Trump's legal problems and the mid-week breaks from his various court appointments . "So let's pick the dat...