Election 2024 updates: Trump says he'll 'probably end up debating' Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris is moving full steam ahead in her bid for the White House, with her campaign saying Sunday it has raised more than $200 million in less than a week.

Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have several campaign events set up this week as they aim their attacks on Harris.

Harris has secured commitments from enough delegates to become the presumptive nominee if they all honor their commitment when voting, according to ABC News reporting.

Latest Developments

_{Jul 29, 10:31 PM}

JD Vance said Democratic ticket switch to Harris was 'sucker punch': Report

Sen. JD Vance, running mate to former President Donald Trump, said over the weekend that Kamala Harris moving to the top of the Democratic ticket was a "sucker punch," according to the Washington Post .

"All of us were hit with a little bit of a political sucker punch," Vance said to donors over the weekend in Minnesota, per an audio recording the paper said it had obtained. "The bad news is that Kamala Harris does not have the same baggage as Joe Biden, because whatever we might have to say, Kamala is a lot younger. And Kamala Harris is obviously not struggling in the same ways that Joe Biden did."

When asked about the report and Vance's "sucker punch" comment, a spokesperson for the vice presidential contender took aim at Harris.

"Poll after poll shows President Trump leading Kamala Harris as voters become aware of her weak, failed and dangerously liberal agenda. Her far-left ideas are even more radioactive than Joe Biden, particularly in the key swing states that will decide this election like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin," Vance spokesperson William Martin said in a statement.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

_{Jul 29, 9:02 PM}

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will not be Kamala Harris' VP pick

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a statement on Monday night signaling that he's removed himself from contention as a vice presidential running mate for presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

"I strongly support Vice President Harris' campaign for President. I know she's going to win and I was honored to be considered for this role. This just wasn't the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket," he said in a post on X.

"As l've said from the beginning, she has an outstanding list of people from which to choose, and we'll all work to make sure she wins," he added.

_{Jul 29, 9:31 PM}

Trump says he'll 'probably end up debating' Harris

Former President Donald Trump seems to be one step closer to formally agreeing to debate his opponent for the presidency, Vice President Kamala Harris.

During an interview on "The Ingraham Angle" Monday night, Trump told the Fox News host that he will "probably end up debating" Harris. In his remarks, though, he also appeared to downplay the necessity of debates.

"I want to do a debate, but I also can say this. Everybody knows who I am. And now people know who she is," he said.

"If you're going to have a debate, you gotta do it, I think, before the votes are cast. I think it's very important that you do that. So, the answer is yes, but I can also make a case for not doing it."

A short while later, a spokesperson for Harris' campaign issued a statement on Trump's comments on Fox, insisting that the vice president will be at the next debate no matter what.

"Why won’t Donald Trump give a straight answer on debating Vice President Harris? It’s clear from tonight’s question-dodging: he's scared he’ll have to defend his running mate’s weird attacks on women, or his own calls to end elections in America in a debate against the vice president. Vice President Harris will be on the debate stage September 10th. Donald Trump can show up, or not."

-ABC News' Lalee Ibassa and Gabriella Abdul-Hakim

_{Jul 29, 8:25 PM}

Megan Thee Stallion to perform at VP Kamala Harris' campaign rally in Atlanta: Source

Rapper Megan thee Stallion will give a special performance at Vice President Kamala Harris' rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, a source familiar confirmed to ABC News.

In addition to Megan thee Stallion, Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and former Rep. Stacey Abrams will be in attendance, supporting Harris' 2024 presidential bid.

The news was first reported by Billboard.

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-hakim

_{Jul 29, 7:36 PM}

Marianne Williamson suspends her Democratic presidential bid, again

Democratic long-shot nominee Marianne Williamson has suspended her campaign for president, announcing on X Monday that it is "time to let go" of her bid for the White House.

Williamson said she failed to register for the Democratic National Convention's candidate directory by Saturday evening's deadline.

"We did everything possible to stand for a blitz primary, an open convention and so forth. Yet the way things worked there truly was no way, and all we could have done is create noise," she said on X.

"I was in the race to create fundamental change, yes -- but not as a chaos agent. Things being what they are -- including the fact that defeating Donald Trump has always been and continues to be the goal that most matters -- it was time to let go," she continued.

Williamson, notably, did not endorse Harris in her statement, directing supporters to "do whatever is in your heart." Though she implied she will not be voting for Trump.

"For myself, the more I read about former President Trump's proposed policies, the more I hear his words and ponder them in my heart, the more I believe our most urgent task now is to make sure he does not return to the White House," she said. "That conviction is what will determine my vote on election day."

This is technically Williamson's second time suspending her campaign; she initially closed down shop after her less-than-ideal placements in the New Hampshire and Nevada primaries in February, but threw her hat back into the ring after the urging of her supporters.

-ABC News' Brittany Shepherd

_{Jul 29, 6:29 PM}

Harris will be at ABC News debate with or without Trump, her campaign says

Vice President Kamala Harris will be at ABC News' Sept. 10 debate with or without former President Donald Trump, her campaign communications director said Monday.

"As Vice President Harris said last week, the American people deserve to hear from the two candidates running for the highest office in the land and she will do that at September's ABC debate," her campaign communications director, Michael Tyler, said in a statement first reported by the Hill. "If Donald Trump and his team are saying anything other than 'we'll see you there' -- and it appears that they are -- it's a convenient, but expected backtrack from Team Trump. Vice President Harris will be there on September 10th -- we'll see if Trump shows.”

While Harris has previously affirmed her intention to be at the debate, this statement takes it a step further by saying she'll show up regardless of Trump's presence.

Trump accepted the debate when Biden was still the presumptive Democratic nominee, though his campaign has since said they're waiting until there is an official Democratic nominee before agreeing to debates.

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow, Isabella Murray and Will McDuffie

_{Jul 29, 1:05 PM}

Election content on social media 'could be propaganda' for foreign adversaries: ODNI

Content about the election on social media "could be propaganda" for foreign adversaries, officials with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned on Monday.

"The American public should know that content that they read online, especially on social media, could be foreign propaganda, even if it appears to be coming from fellow Americans or originating in the United States," an ODNI official said on a conference call with reporters on Monday. "In short, foreign influence actors are getting better at hiding their hand and using Americans to do it."

Russia is still pervasive in this space and remains the biggest threat to the election, according to the officials.

The officials also warned that the influence operators will use the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump "as part of their narratives portraying the event to fit their broad goals."

-ABC News' Luke Barr

_{Jul 29, 10:40 AM}

DNC says it raked in $6.5M in grassroots donations in 24 hours after Biden endorsed Harris

The Democratic National Committee is claiming it has raised $6.5 million in grassroots donations in the 24 hours after President Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Harris on July 21.

The DNC said $1 million was donated in the 5 p.m. hour alone for what they’re claiming is a record for its best online fundraising day of all time.

The DNC is making a significant push in battleground states, investing an additional $15 million into those crucial states this month to fund new field offices, build data infrastructure, mobilize volunteers and strengthen coordinated campaigns.

“Democratic voters, volunteers, and grassroots donors are fired up," chairman Jaime Harrison said in a memo. "We are confident that in our battleground states, Democrats will win up and down the ballot in November."

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim

_{Jul 28, 5:28 PM}

Gov. Andy Beshear rallies for Harris in Atlanta, calls out JD Vance

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear spoke on Sunday at the opening of Kamala Harris' campaign office in Forsyth County, Georgia.

The possible VP pick for Harris has been an effective surrogate for the vice president’s White House bid over the weekend, coming to the metro Atlanta event fresh off of a stump in Iowa on Saturday night.

The red-state governor introduced himself to the Southern audience on Sunday while boosting Harris’ candidacy and taking a number of swipes at Trump’s Vice Presidential pick, JD Vance.

"Are you ready to beat Donald Trump? Are you ready to beat JD Vance? Are you ready to elect Kamala Harris president of the United States of America?" Beshear asked the crowd, adding, "Let's win this race,"

"Let me tell you just a bit about myself," Beshear said. "I'm a proud pro-union governor. I'm a proud pro-choice governor. I am a proud pro-public education governor. I am a proud pro-diversity governor and I'm a proud Harris for president governor," he added.

Calling out Vance, Beshear said, "Just let me be clear. JD Vance ain't from Kentucky. He ain't from Appalachia. And he ain't gonna be the vice president of the United States."

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

_{Jul 28, 2:18 PM}

Former Vice President Al Gore endorses Kamala Harris

Former Vice President Al Gore endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday.

"As a prosecutor, [Kamala Harris] took on Big Oil companies -- and won. As [VP], she cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the most significant investment in climate solutions in history, the Inflation Reduction Act. That's the kind of climate champion we need in the White House," he wrote on X.

"With so much at stake in this year's election -- from strengthening democracy in the US and abroad, to expanding opportunity for the American people, to accelerating climate action -- I’m proud to endorse Kamala Harris for President," he added.

-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim

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