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On 26 May 2016, conflicting media and social media rumors claimed that Republican frontrunner Donald Trump and Democrat candidate Bernie Sanders agreed to debate before California's primary. Previously, Clinton had agreed to but then backed out of a final debate with Sanders before the primary in California (and one in New Jersey on the same date). On 24 May 2016, a spokesperson stated that Clinton would not be participating in any further debates, due to time constraints: The report originated with Trump's 25 May 2016 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Just before his interview with Kimmel, Trump knocked Clinton on Twitter for her lengthy and arduous primary contest against Sanders: Almost immediately after the Kimmel segment aired, Sanders tweeted a response to Trump's remarks: On the morning of 26 May 2016, CNN reported that Trump appeared to be serious about the prospect of debating Sanders before the California primary: However, those reports were soon contradicted, and then potentially reconfirmed: That afternoon, Sanders followed up on Twitter to say: As of 26 May 2016, the probability of the debate remained unclear. However, political news outlet The Hill noted that a bipartisan debate between the two while the primaries are still ongoing would be unprecedented. In the latter part of the day, a spokesperson for Trump provided an ambiguous response to Reuters: On 27 May 2016, Donald Trump issued a statement saying that it would be inappropriate of him to debate Sanders: The hashtags #BernieTrumpDebate (and variations thereof) began trending on Facebook and Twitter in anticipation of the suggested matchup.
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