Biden Reveals He Is Open To Debate Trump In Howard Stern Interview

President Joe Biden revealed his willingness to debate with Donald Trump in a recent interview with radio host Howard Stern.

Although he did not provide a specific timeline for the potential debate, it marks the first time in this election cycle that Biden indicated his openness to such an event. When asked about debating his 2024 opponent, Biden responded, “I am somewhere… I’m happy to debate him.” 

Following this remark on Stern’s Sirius/XM show, Trump’s campaign manager, Chris LaCivita, responded on social media, “Ok, let’s set it up!”

While Trump chose not to participate in any of the four Republican National Committee-sanctioned primary election debates in 2024 and withdrew from one of the three debates with Biden in 2020, he has advocated for Biden’s involvement in the three general debates scheduled for this autumn. 

However, the Biden campaign has raised concerns regarding the organization of these debates by the Commission on Presidential Debates. They have highlighted the commission’s lack of clarity in ensuring a “fair” discussion with Trump, signaling hesitance towards their ability to administer an impartial event. Trump famously repeatedly interrupted Biden and the moderator countless times during their first debate in 2020, making the event almost unwatchable.

In April 2022, the Republican National Committee unanimously voted to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates.

In the interview with Stern, Biden delved into how his experience with a stutter impacted his life. “You realize how humiliating it is,” he said. “So it taught me to understand what other people are going through.”

Biden also shared he had considered suicide after the death of his first wife and 1-year-old daughter. He discussed the death of his son, Beau, and his father, visibly moved throughout the conversation. 

The president switched topics to abortion and assured Stern that if reelected, he would strive to secure a congressional majority to reinstate Roe v. Wade. This landmark Supreme Court ruling guaranteed nationwide access to abortion, which was overturned in 2022. He expressed confidence that there would be a shift in perspective among Republicans.

“I think there’s going to be a real lesson learned on the MAGA Republican side of the aisle because we’re going to see a whole hell of a lot of state referenda, and they’re going to see they’re gonna want to restore it,” he said. “And that’s going to be able to be done.”