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Pelosi says there shouldn't be any debates between Biden and Trump - The Hill

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Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiDemocrats seek probe into DHS chief for possible Hatch Act violations Overnight Health Care: CDC testing guidance change was approved by White House task force | CDC says asymptomatic people don't need testing, draws criticism from experts | No coronavirus response deal until late September? Meadows not optimistic House goes postal for one day MORE (D-Calif.) said Thursday she doesn’t think there should be any presidential debates ahead of the November election, arguing Democratic presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenThe Memo: Trump uses convention to target key states Pence condemns Kenosha violence, backs police in convention speech Biden praises Milwaukee Bucks response to Jacob Blake shooting MORE shouldn't "legitimize" a discussion with President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Memo: Trump uses convention to target key states Conway hails Trump as 'champion' of women Former 'Celebrity Apprentice' star Trace Adkins sings at GOP convention MORE.

“I don’t think that there should be any debates,” Pelosi told reporters. “I do not think that the president of the United States has comported himself in a way that anybody has any association with truth, evidence, data and facts.”

“I wouldn’t legitimize a conversation with him nor a debate in terms of the presidency of the United States,” she added. 

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“I think that he’ll probably act in a way that is beneath the dignity of the presidency,” she said, citing what she called his “disgraceful” actions during the 2016 debates with former Secretary of State Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonGOP women offer personal testimonials on Trump The Hill's Convention Report: Mike and Karen Pence set to headline third night of convention Statue of women's rights pioneers unveiled in Central Park MORE. 

“He does that every day,” she added. “But I think he will also belittle what the debates are supposed to be about.”

Instead, Pelosi proposed that the candidates take separate stages and answer questions about their policies in a “conversation with the American people” instead of “an exercise in skulduggery.” 

But she acknowledged that the Biden campaign “thinks in a different way about this.”

The Speaker's remarks come as some within the Democratic Party have said Biden shouldn't participate in debates with Trump, pointing to the polling advantage Biden has over the president. 

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Pelosi had hinted that she didn't think Biden should debate Trump during an interview last week with David AxelrodDavid AxelrodBiden unites Democrats — for now Pelosi predicts 'double digit' gain of Democratic House seats in November election The swamp wasn't drained — it expanded MORE on his podcast.

"My view, I wouldn't even debate Trump because unless you have a lie detector, or a truth teller," she told "The Axe Files," adding that Biden "has said he will, and that's great."

She also alleged the press have "enabled a lot of Trump to happen."

"Remember when he was stalking Hillary Clinton during the debate," she said. "Why wouldn't the press have said go back to your place? Why did they let that happen?" 

The Biden campaign has dismissed advice to skip the debates, with a spokesman saying earlier this month that he looked forward to debating the president. 

Biden on Thursday also  addressed the Speaker's comments on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," confirming that he will debate Trump.

"I'm gonna debate him," he said. "I'm gonna be a fact-checker on the floor while I'm debating him."

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"But look, I think everybody knows this man has a somewhat pathological tendency not to tell the truth," he added.

Several other Democratic leaders have said Biden shouldn’t fear debating Trump before the election, including Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenNadler, Maloney endorse Markey in Senate primary Business world braces for blue sweep Trump claims Democrats 'using COVID to steal an election' MORE (D-Mass.). 

“We’ve had presidential debates for a long time now, and it’s been a way for a lot of people around the nation to be able to see the candidates in action,” Warren said.

Trump and his campaign have sought to cast doubt on Biden's mental fitness, emphasizing his past verbal gaffes, and have pushed for more debates and for them to take place sooner.

Biden himself said it is a "legitimate question" to ask about the mental fitness of any candidate over the age of 70, while dismissing Trump's attacks. 

--This report was updated at 1:32 p.m.

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