'Cocoon in safe spaces': Harris team taunts Trump with CNN town hall invite

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign on Thursday taunted former President Donald Trump over his refusal to commit to a debate — a decision they attributed to cowardice.

Harris Campaign Chair Jen O'Malley Dillon released a public statement on social media moments after news broke CNN had issued town hall invitations to both presidential candidates.

"Trump would rather cocoon himself in safe spaces and avoid real questions about his harmful plans and failed divisive leadership," said O'Malley Dillon.

"Trump fears another debate where Vice President Harris would hold him accountable in front of tens of millions of Americans."

Harris immediately accepted the invitation to field questions from a live audience in Pennsylvania on Oct. 23, her campaign confirmed.

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CNN reported it previously proposed on the same date an Atlanta debate which Harris accepted but Trump shrugged off.

Trump's campaign website includes a rally event on Oct. 23 in Duluth, Georgia, that begins at 7 p.m.

This new invitation arrived after Trump ducked out of a "60 Minutes" interview that Harris ultimately gave the CBS News show.

Trump has since made repeated threats against CBS, arguing the interview was "illegal" and should be investigated because it was subjected to an edit.

On Thursday, O'Malley Dillon argued Trump's bombast was for show and his reelection would spell disaster for the nation.

"Trump may want to hide from the voters, but Vice President Harris welcomes the opportunity to share her vision for a New Way Forward for the country," O'Malley Dillon said in her statement.

"She will also use this platform to make the argument directly to Americans that Donald Trump will threaten the stability and security of hardworking families, and that a second Trump term is too big of a risk for our country."