The Young Turks online program is offering up $1 million to host a debate between Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE.

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"We are now offering $1 million to charity in order to have that debate," Young Turks host Cenk Uygur said at a dinner at the National Press Club in Washington on Thursday night.

"This is a very real offer," Uygur said, adding that Trump and Sanders could pick the charity.

"It is our belief that the Bernie Sanders campaign is already in," Uygur said, adding that notices had been sent to both campaigns and the program was waiting to hear back from Trump.

We're all in. @TheYoungTurks will give $1 million to charity if @realDonaldTrump and @BernieSanders debate on TYT before CA primary. — Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) May 26, 2016

The Young Turks first invited Sanders and Trump to debate on Wednesday night as Trump indicated in an off-the-cuff remark on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show that he'd be willing to debate Sanders for charity.



What may have started as a joke quickly turned serious, with Sanders suggesting the debate be held in California ahead of the state's primary. “I’d love to debate Bernie. He’s a dream,” Trump told reporters in Bismarck, N.D., on Thursday, floating a price tag of raising $10 million to $15 million for charity. “I’d love to debate Bernie. He’s a dream,” Trump told reporters in Bismarck, N.D., on Thursday, floating a price tag of raising $10 million to $15 million for charity.



Sanders further expressed excitement about such a debate, calling for it to be held "in the biggest stadium possible."