Sanders camp on Trump debate: 'We want this to happen'
By Nick Gass
The suggestion that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump debate in California before the June 7 primaries would appear to be more than just a late-night joke.
"We want this to happen," Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs told POLITICO on Thursday, when asked if the campaign would reach out to its counterpart, hours after Trump said on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" he would be willing to debate the Democratic candidate if the proceeds from the event went to charity.
Within minutes of Trump's remarks, Sanders tweeted, "Game on. I look forward to debating Donald Trump in California before the June 7 primary."
Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but senior adviser Sarah Huckabee Sanders told MSNBC that the prospect of the debate "just goes to show that Donald Trump is not afraid of Bernie Sanders nearly as much as Hillary Clinton is who refuses to debate Bernie."
"If she can't handle the guys in her own party, how do we expect her to take on foreign leaders that are probably much more aggressive than Bernie Sanders," Huckabee Sanders added. "Whether it happens or not, I think we're all waiting to see about that. But Donald Trump certainly is happy to debate Bernie Sanders, I think, at any point."
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