Trump pressures Biden to debate him before mail-in ballots go out

Donald Trump on Thursday floated the idea of having just one debate with Joe Biden, pressuring the former vice president to go one-on-one before states send out mail-in ballots.

"I want a debate. ... One debate," Mr Trump said as he and Fox Business morning hots Maria Bartiromo talked over one another during a wild early morning interview conducted via telephone. "More it forward."

The GOP president and the presumptive Democratic nominee are slated to debate three times: 29 September in Cleveland; 15 October in Miami; and 22 October in Nashville.

After floating just one debate before mail ballots are distributed, the president then said he is open to adding an earlier one to that plan.

"Move it forward or have an extra one put in," an animated Mr Trump said, before adding of Mr Biden and Democrats: "They want to get out of it."

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