Trump happy with three election debates, willing to consider more: White House

[June 20, 2020]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump looks forward to squaring off with Democrat Joe Biden, his presumptive rival in the November U.S. presidential election, in three scheduled debates and is open to participating in more verbal matches, the White House said on Friday.

President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing an executive order on police reform at a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

"The president is happy to debate when given the opportunity," White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said at a briefing. "Right now there are three debates and he's happy with that but certainly if others were proposed he'd be willing to look at them."

(Reporting by Lisa Lambert and Alexandra Alper; editing by Diane Craft)

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