Sen. Bernard Sanders won’t be debating Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton in California ahead of the June 7 primary - but it appears a one-on-one debate with presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump could be in the works.
In an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” that aired Wednesday, Mr. Trump was asked if he’d be prepared to debate Mr. Sanders before the California primary since Mrs. Clinton would not.
“Yes I am - how much is he going to pay me?” Mr. Trump said. “If I debated him, we would have such high ratings and I think I should…take that money and give it to some worthy charity, OK?”
Mr. Trump said he would “love” to do it if money went to charity.
Early Thursday, Mr. Sanders appeared to accept the offer, tweeting: “Game on. I look forward to debating Donald Trump in California before the June 7 primary.”
Mr. Kimmel said he was asking Mr. Trump the question on behalf of Mr. Sanders, since the Vermont senator was scheduled to be on the show later in the week.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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