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    Biden, Trump trade barbs after debate challenge levied with two frontrunners agreeing to square off

    by Andrew Feinberg May 15, 2024 5 minutes
    Source: AP

    President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump traded barbs after the two candidates agreed to debates ahead of November’s election.

    Biden threw the first jab when in the morning he released a video challenging Trump to a debate and made reference to the former president’s ongoing trial over alleged huh-money payments - which takes breaks in the middle of the week.

    “I hear you’re free on Wednesdays,” the president said.

    After a rapid back-and-forth between Mr Biden and the former president, the two men agreed to face-off on stage for the first time since 2020, on June 27.

    “Just tell me when, I’ll be there. ‘Let’s get ready to Rumble!!!’,” Trump said in response to Biden’s challenge.

    Trump and Biden face-off during the 2020 presidential debate (Reuters)

    Mr Biden’s initial video shows the president declaring that Mr Trump lost both of the debates they participated in during the 2020 election cycle.

    He went on during the 2024 Republican primary, claiming that Mr Trump keeps accusing him of being unwilling to debate with him.

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