1:47 p.m. ET, March 17, 2024
Trump says he wants to debate Biden "any time, any place"
From CNN’s Alison Main
Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Super Tuesday election night party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 5.
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Former President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his commitment to
debating President Joe Biden, saying he would do it "anytime, anyplace," and would "even debate minutia."
Trump on Fox News pushed back on potential criticism he could receive for agreeing to debate the presumptive nominee of the 2024 Democratic Party but not his GOP primary opponents, asking rhetorically, "Why would I go out, say ‘Oh, let's go, let's have some fun, and be shouted at by 12 people that have absolutely no chance of being elected?’"
"I always want to debate the Republican versus the Democrat, no matter what the score is. I wanted to debate last time. I always want to debate the Republican and the Democrat. Those are the two people left and they should debate," he said.
Biden weighed in Saturday night on the prospect of debating the presumptive Republican nominee, but declined to say definitively if he expects to come face-to-face with Trump.
"I don't know if he's serious," Biden told CNN after the Gridiron Dinner when asked if he expects to debate the former president ahead of the 2024 election.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins contributed to this report.