Harris and Trump have never been in the same room together. A debate will change that
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Democrat and Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump have never been feet apart, according to the New York Times’s Katie Rogers. open image in gallery Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris have never been in the same room, except for a State of the Union address. “Assuming Donald Trump actually shows up on September 10 to debate Vice President Harris, then Governor Walz will see JD Vance on October 1 and the American people will have another opportunity to see the vice president and Donald Trump on the debate stage in October,” Harris campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement. “I think they will be very revealing.” open image in gallery The September 10 debate will be the first time they are together, and Harris has already started her prep work for the event.