Biden dares Trump to two debates prior to November election

President Joe Biden has challenged former President Donald Trump to two debates ahead of the upcoming general election. Biden, in a video released Wednesday, taunted Trump for losing previous debates to him in 2020 and not showing up for any debates since. Biden’s campaign proposed a timeline for the debates, suggesting they take place in late June after Trump’s New York trial, and in September before early voting begins. The Trump campaign criticized Biden’s announcement, calling it a “total disaster.” Meanwhile, Trump has started bringing an empty podium to his rallies as part of his own debate challenge to Biden. The future of the general election debates remains uncertain, with complaints from the Trump campaign about fairness and Biden suggesting debates in June and September without involving the Commission on Presidential Debates.