Former U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday (April 26) that he had invited President Biden to debate him on national television.
"You tell me where," he said. "We're ready."
Trump made the comments after his criminal trial had concluded for the day.
Earlier on Friday, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified that he suppressed a story about an alleged affair to help Trump's 2016 presidential bid, even though it would have boosted sales of his tabloid.
Testifying for a third day, Pecker, 72, agreed with a prosecutor who asked whether it would have been "National Enquirer gold" to publish the story of former Playboy model Karen McDougal's claim that she had an affair with Trump in 2006 and 2007.
But Pecker said he opted not to run the story after paying McDougal for it, because it would have hurt the Republican Trump's chances of winning the election over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Pecker is the first witness in the case, which accuses Trump, 77,
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Thank you very much. This is eight days that we've all been sitting in this courthouse.
00:22.8
This is all a Biden indictment. It's in order to try and win an election, political opponent.
00:30.0
And nothing like this has ever happened. Eight days. As you know, the economy is falling apart now.
00:36.0
Now you're seeing it through a little growth. It's going to get worse. Oil prices are going up.
00:41.1
You have the college campuses all over, closed down. Our country is going to hell.
00:45.9
And we sit here day after day after day, which is their plan.
00:50.0
Because they think they might be able to eke out an election, but I doubt it because the poll numbers are very good for us.
00:56.3
I just want to say that I've invited Biden to debate.
01:00.4
He can do it anytime he wants, including tonight. I'm ready. Here we are.
01:04.3
I invited him to the courthouse that he has us tied up in. This is administration.
01:09.2
This is all being done through Washington. It's a well-coordinated attack on a political opponent.
01:16.5
But I'm here. I'm ready, willing, and able.
01:20.9
And if he wants, I'll do it on Monday night, Tuesday night, or Wednesday night.
01:25.4
We'll be in Michigan, a state that he's destroyed because of the auto industry.
01:30.2
We're not going to have any jobs left in Michigan. No auto jobs left in Michigan.
01:34.7
They're all going over to China and other places with this ridiculous EV mandate, electric vehicle mandate.
01:41.3
But we're willing to do it Monday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night, or Friday night on national television.
01:48.1
We're ready. Just tell me where.
01:50.6
We'll do it at the White House. That would be very comfortable, actually.
01:53.8
But you tell me where. But we're ready. He's obviously not showing up now. We heard nothing.
02:00.0
He said today that, oh, I'd love to debate, but he won't debate. I don't think he'll debate. Maybe he will.
02:04.9
Maybe he will. I'm not sure he has a choice.
02:07.6
But that's the story. So here we are. We're ready, willing, and able.
02:11.4
And we don't see him, and I don't think he'll be here.
02:15.2
But maybe next week he'll do it. I doubt it, but maybe next week.
02:18.3
So I just want to thank everybody for being here. I know you have to suffer through this like everybody else.
02:25.4
Nothing has come. This is a case that should have never been brought.
02:30.0
Every legal scholar, every legal expert, Andy McCarthy, Jonathan, Andy, every single one.
02:38.3
Jonathan Turley came out with a scathing report on this trial today.
02:43.0
Andy McCarthy, scathing report.
02:45.8
Mark Levin, can't believe this is happening in our country.
02:49.4
There's no case here. There's no case whatsoever.
02:52.5
It's a disgrace. We have a conflicted judge, and it shouldn't be happening.
02:56.9
Not in this country. Thank you very much.
02:58.7
Do you think you beat Biden?
03:00.0
What do you think of the witnesses so far?
03:05.7
Are you nervous about Tony Daniels' testimony?
03:30.0
Thank you very much.
