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Trump cancels NRA rally, NBC interview and other events

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Trump cancels NRA rally, NBC interview and other events

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Claim: Trump cancels second debate, CNN appearances, 60 Minutes and more

Message in topic dated October 17 (direct link, link to archive) claims that former President Donald Trump pulled out of numerous events in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign.

“Trump cancels: 2nd debate with Harris, CNN town hall, 60 Minutes, NBC interview, NRA rally, CNBC appearance,” it said. “Am I missing something?” It was reposted more than 70 times in a week. Other versions of the spread of the claim widely on Facebook, Instagram And X, formerly Twitter.

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Our rating: Partially incorrect

Trump canceled some of the events mentioned in the post, but never agreed to participate in others.

Trump campaign blames some cancellations on scheduling conflicts

The lawsuit came against the background Democrats question Trump’s age and fitness for the presidency. Politician The Playbook newsletter was published on October 18th. Trump has pulled out of numerous events due to “exhaustion,” his spokesman said. Caroline Leavitt stated that the publication was “patently false.”

But the list in the social media post is not entirely accurate. While Trump did cancel some of the said appearances, others were never scheduled.

Here’s a summary:

  • Second debate with Vice President Kamala Harris: The second debate between Trump and Harris was not scheduled. Before President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, he and Trump agreed to two presidential debate – one on June 27, and the other on September 10. Trump rejected invitations from Fox News and CNN for the second debate against Harris and said he would not participate in any additional debates in Truth Social post September 12th..

  • “60 minutes”: CBS reported that both Harris and Trump agreed to do sit-down interviews for a “60 Minutes” election special, but that Trump later retracted. Trump spokesman Stephen Chung denied the network’s characterization, saying there were “initial discussions, but nothing was planned or committed” to X-post from October 1. Chung also said the program “insisted on real-time fact checking, which is unprecedented.”
  • NBC interview: Trump canceled a scheduled October interview with NBC News’ Christine Romans. network reported. The network reported that the Trump campaign said it would reschedule the event but had not done so as of Oct. 18.
  • National Rifle Association rally: Both the NRA and the Trump campaign said the former president canceled an event with the organization due to scheduling conflicts. USA TODAY reports..
  • Speaking on CNBC: CNBC’s Joe Kernen said on October 15 that Trump canceled a planned appearance on the network because The Hill reports this..

Fact checking: Harris calls Trump, not Biden, ‘unstable’ in Fox interview

USA TODAY has debunked a number of claims regarding the presidential campaign, including false claims that Harris withdrew from the September 4 debate with Trump and this Biden backed down Trump debate in May.

USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Trump’s team did not respond to questions about whether each event was planned or the circumstances surrounding the event’s cancellation.

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