Republican nominee听Donald Trump听says he will not participate in another presidential debate against听Kamala Harris听ahead of the听US election, after several polls showed his Democratic rival won their debate earlier this week.听
鈥淭HERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!鈥 the former president wrote on social media site听Truth Social. Trump had participated in a debate against听President Joe Biden听in June before his debate against Harris.听
Although Trump touted his performance against Harris, six Republican donors and three Trump advisers who spoke to Reuters earlier this week said they thought Harris had won the debate largely because Trump was unable to stay on message.听
The debate attracted 67.1 million television viewers, according to Nielsen data.听
Signage in the spin room ahead of the second presidential debate at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Photo / Getty Images听
Harris, speaking at a rally shortly after Trump鈥檚 post went live, said: 鈥淚 believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate.鈥听
While Trump said in his post that polls showed he won the debate, several surveys showed that respondents thought Harris did better.听
Among voters who said they had heard at least something about Tuesday鈥檚 debate, 53% said Harris won and 24% said Trump won, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.听
The poll showed that 54% of registered voters believed that the single debate between Trump and Harris was enough, while 46% had wanted a second debate.听
Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump. Photo / Getty Images听
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A majority of debate watchers said Harris outperformed Trump, according to a CNN flash poll released shortly after the debate. YouGov showed 54% of those surveyed said Harris won while 31% said Trump was the victor.听
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