President Donald Trump has announced that he will debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th, under the auspices of Fox News.

The debate was initially planned against President Joe Biden on ABC, but was canceled due to Biden’s withdrawal and Trump’s ongoing litigation against ABC and George Stephanopoulos.

Trump claims that this situation creates a conflict of interest, necessitating a change in venue and network.

🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump agrees with Fox News to Debate Kamala Harris on September 4th pic.twitter.com/kG0IhNv7t1

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 3, 2024

The Fox News debate will take place in Pennsylvania, with the specific location yet to be determined.

Moderators for the event will be Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, and the debate rules will be similar to those previously established for Trump’s debates with Biden.

Notably, the debate will feature a full arena audience, a shift from the more restricted settings of past events.

Trump criticized the Democratic Party for what he views as an unconstitutional and unprecedented decision to replace Biden with Harris. He argued that the Democrats have unfairly swapped candidates, which he deems a threat to democracy.

Trump made the annoucement in a post to X. Full Statement below:

I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th. The Debate was previously scheduled against Sleepy Joe Biden on ABC, but has been terminated in that Biden will no longer be a participant, and I am in litigation against ABC Network and George Slopadopoulos, thereby creating a conflict of interest. The FoxNews Debate will be held in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at a site in an area to be determined. The Moderators of the Debate will be Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, and the Rules will be similar to the Rules of my Debate with Sleepy Joe, who has been treated horribly by his Party – BUT WITH A FULL ARENA AUDIENCE!…. ….As everyone knows, the Democrats have Unconstitutionally taken a Candidate, who was acknowledged to be defeated, and unceremoniously replaced him with a new Candidate. This has never been done before, and is a Threat to Democracy, but I am totally prepared to accept the results of this “coup,” and replace Joe on the Debate stage with Crazy Kamala Harris. I spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, Time, and Effort fighting Joe, and when I won the Debate, they threw a new Candidate into the ring. Not fair, but it is what it is!