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With Joe Biden scheduled to deliver his third State of the Union address on Thursday, his top opponent is organizing his own real-time fact check of the remarks.
President Trump revealed his plans to conduct a “rapid-response” of Biden’s comments, writing in a post to Truth Social that he would correct “any and all inaccurate Statements.”
“I am pleased to inform you that tomorrow night we will be doing a LIVE, Play by Play, of Crooked Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address,” Trump posted Wednesday.
The president added that he would also set the record straight on issues like the southern border and weaponization of the Justice Department, which Trump has accused Biden’s administration of doing repeatedly to damage his campaign.
With Trump and Biden likely facing off in November, the 45th president has repeatedly insisted that the incumbent face him in another presidential debate, saying that he would do he forum “ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE.”
Trump has even offered to let the “Corrupt DNC” or other left-wing groups run the debate, writing in a in a separate post that it is “for the Good of Our Country” that they “Debate Issues that are so vital to America, and the American People.”
“The Debates can be run by the Corrupt DNC, or their Subsidiary, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). I look forward to receiving a response. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” wrote Trump.
Biden has not confirmed whether he will even debate Trump, which would make him the first presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1972 to sit out from a televised presidential debate.
When the subject of Joe Biden’s avoidance of a debate was brought up by Fox News’ Peter Doocy during a White House press briefing on Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to provide a direct answer on the matter.
“You should reach out to the campaign,” Jean-Pierre replied.
Nonetheless, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which has sponsored the debates since 1987, announced that they would still host a series of three debates for the 2024 general election nominees, and one for running mates.
The first debate is set for mid-September, followed by two more in October.