Trump suggests White House as venue for debate with Biden: 'Would be very comfortable'

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Former President Trump suggested nan White House arsenic nan venue for a statement against President Biden, saying he "would beryllium very comfortable." 

The presumptive 2024 Republican statesmanlike nominee, aft hours successful a Manhattan courtroom for nan eigth time of his criminal trial, has many times said he will statement Biden "anywhere, anytime, anyplace." 

Biden collapsed his soundlessness connected debating his 2024 force connected Friday during an question and reply pinch power big Howard Stern. Biden said he would beryllium "happy" to statement Trump. 

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"I am, somewhere, I don’t cognize when," Biden said, aft Stern said he didn’t cognize whether Biden would participate successful a debate. "I’m happy to statement him." 

Trump, soon aft Biden's interview, which he did during a sojourn to New York City Friday, posted to his Truth Social relationship inviting Biden to statement him astatine nan courthouse successful Lower Manhattan. 

Donald Trump speaks to nan media arsenic he leaves tribunal during his trial

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to nan media arsenic he leaves tribunal during his proceedings for allegedly covering up hush money payments astatine Manhattan Criminal Court  on April 22, 2024 successful New York City. (Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images)

"In nan alternative, he’s successful New York City today, though astir apt doesn’t cognize it, and truthful americium I, stuck successful 1 of nan galore Court cases that he instigated arsenic ELECTION INTERFERENCE AGAINST A POLITICAL OPPONENT - A CONTINUING WITCH HUNT!" Trump posted to Truth Social. "It’s nan only measurement he thinks he tin win. In fact, let’s do nan Debate astatine nan Courthouse coming - connected National Television, I'll hold around!" 

Trump, aft tribunal ended Friday, came retired and reflected connected nan time of testimony. 

"We beryllium present day, aft day, aft day, which is their plan," Trump said of nan Democrats, who he said dream to triumph nan election. "But I uncertainty it because nan canvass numbers are very bully for us." 

Trump told reporters he had invited Biden to debate. 

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"He tin do it anytime he wants, including tonight. He tin do it tonight," Trump said. "I invited him to nan courthouse that he has america tied up in. This is simply a good coordinated onslaught connected a governmental opponent." 

Trump added: "But I'm here, I'm ready, consenting and able." 

Trump said "if he wants, I'll do it connected Monday night, Tuesday nighttime and Wednesday night." 

Trump said Wednesday nighttime he will run successful Michigan, saying it is simply a authorities that Biden "has destroyed because of nan car industry" and said car jobs are "all going complete to China pinch his ridiculous electrical conveyance mandate." 

"But we're consenting to do it Monday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night, Friday nighttime connected nationalist television," Trump said. "We're ready. Just show maine where." 

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President Joe Biden speaks astatine nan IBEW Construction and Maintenance Conference, Friday, April 19, 2024, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

"We'll do it astatine nan White House," Trump said. "That would beryllium very comfortable, actually. You show maine where. We're ready." 

Trump told reporters that Biden was "obviously not showing up now" to nan courthouse.

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"We've heard nothing, but he said coming he'd emotion to debate," Trump said. "But he won't debate. I don't deliberation he'll debate. Maybe he will. Maybe he will. I'm not judge he has a choice." 

He added: "We're ready, consenting and able. We don't spot him and I don't deliberation he'll beryllium here. Maybe adjacent week he'll do it." 

"I uncertainty it," Trump said. "But possibly adjacent week." 

Earlier this month, nan Trump run called for further 2024 statesmanlike debates and for them to return spot "much earlier" than initially projected by nan statement commission. 

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U.S. President Donald Trump answers a mobility arsenic Democratic statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile Vice President Joe Biden listens during nan last statesmanlike statement astatine nan Curb Event Center astatine Belmont University successful Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., October 22, 2020. Morry Gash/Pool via REUTERS  REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE (Morry Gash/Pool via REUTERS)

Trump, successful an exclusive question and reply pinch Fox News Digital soon after, said he is "totally committed" to debating President Biden "anytime, anywhere, anyplace." 

As for Biden, earlier today, he had not yet committed to debating his opponent. 

When asked past period if he would statement nan erstwhile president, Biden said it was limited connected Trump’s "behavior." 

"Depends connected his behavior," Biden said. 

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Earlier this year, Biden addressed erstwhile calls for earlier debates pinch Trump.

"If I were him, I would want to statement me, too," Biden told reporters successful Nevada erstwhile asked astir Trump wanting to statement him earlier successful nan predetermination cycle.

"He’s sewage thing other to do," Biden said.

Brooke Singman is simply a governmental analogous and newsman for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.

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