Biden urges debate with Trump: ‘Set it up’

President Joe Biden has indicated for a second time that he’s open to debating presumptive GOP nominee former President Donald Trump.

“Set it up!” he told ETWN reporter Toby Capion, who asked when a debate would happen as the president walked by.

BIDEN: “Set it up.”

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Biden was leaving an event honoring the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.

It was the second time in two weeks that the president appeared ready to step into the ring against Trump. The first came on April 26 when he told radio host Howard Stern that “I am” going to debate.

“I am, somewhere. I don’t know when,” the president said. “I’m happy to debate him.”

Yet questions remain about the details.

Trump, who skipped the GOP primary debates, has been raring to debate Biden for months, a stance he reiterated just hours before Biden’s comments.

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“Come on, Joe. Let’s do it,” Trump said. “Anywhere, anytime, anyplace.”

Trump has also issued complaints about the Commission on Presidential Debates, including the scheduling of debates, which he says are too late and would happen well after early voting has started.