Democrats plan to launch a new messaging campaign calling the former president a “chicken” in an effort to get Donald Trump back on the debate stage with Vice President Kamala Harris. said he would not argue again.
The Democratic National Committee will release static billboards and mobile billboards, and Trump will even have a staff member dressed as a chicken at upcoming campaign events.
The chicken billboards, which will appear for the first time at Trump’s rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on Monday, include the words “There’s no debate: Donald Trump is a chicken,” along with a digitally altered image of Trump in a chicken suit.
Harris and Trump met this month at the first debate hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia.
The pair sparred over immigration, inflation and abortion, but just two days later, Trump tweeted at the Truth Social, “There will be no third debate!”
While Harris and Trump have met once this cycle on the debate stage, Trump debated President Joe Biden in June while still in the race.
On Saturday, Harris’ campaign announced that he CNN acceptedof invitation to participate in the debate On October 23.
Harris campaign co-chair Jenn said, “Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate. It’s the same format and structure as the CNN debate he participated in and said he won in June while praising CNN’s moderators, rules and ratings.” O’Malley Dillon said in a statement Saturday.
CNN moderated the debate against Biden earlier in the cycle, and Trump has indicated he wants other outlets to host. saying last month he agreed to the proposed Fox News debate.
But on Saturday, Trump reiterated his decision not to debate again, telling the audience at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, that “the problem with another debate is that it’s too late.” Voting has already started.”
Early voting began last week in Virginia, Minnesota and South Dakota.
In a news release about the upcoming chicken billboards, the Democratic National Committee noted that Biden and Trump were discussed in the 2020 presidential race on October 22 after voting began.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.