Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she refused to debate Florida’s new African American history curriculum with Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and a top black academic who created the study program.

DeSantis, one of the top two GOP presidential candidates, had issued a challenge to Harris on Monday night after she ignited a week full of false narratives about the curriculum following an emergency trip to Jacksonville to protest the materials.

“I am officially inviting you back down to Florida to discuss our African American History standards,” DeSantis said. “We will be happy to host you here in Tallahassee. I will ask Dr. William Allen — instrumental in the development of our impressive new standards — to join. We welcome you, of course, to bring Randi Weingarten or someone else who shares your view about the standards.”

The governor said he was prepared to meet with Harris as soon as Wednesday, but Harris declined.

“They attempt to legitimize these unnecessary debates with a proposal that most recently came in of a politically motivated roundtable,” Harris said in Orlando. “Well, I’m here in Florida, and I will tell you there is no roundtable, no lecture, no invitation we will accept to debate an undeniable fact. There were no redeeming qualities of slavery.”

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CNN reported this week that Harris wanted to boost her national profile ahead of the 2024 presidential election, so she decided to copy a page out of California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s playbook and attack DeSantis.

Harris’ team has reportedly “marveled” over the fact that her critique of the curriculum has led to DeSantis’ “opponents” using her claims “as ongoing fodder for attacks.”

“Harris has been quietly noting how other Democrats, including her friend and sometimes rival for attention California Gov. Gavin Newsom, have grabbed the national spotlight by swinging at Republicans aggressively,” the report said. “Aides say she has also been watching the news out of the Republican presidential race and telling Biden aides she wants to be seen as fighting against extremism.”

The report said that “Biden aides lapped up the response and the series of events it set off,” which included attacks by Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott and three black U.S. lawmakers — all of whom have endorsed Trump — on DeSantis and DeSantis’ responses hitting back.

Related: Top Black Academic Who Co-Created Florida’s African American History Curriculum Shreds Democrat ‘Lies’

Numerous top Republicans weighed in on Tuesday evening to the latest indictment of former President Donald Trump by questioning the fairness of the Department of Justice.

The 77-year-old former president was charged by a federal grand jury with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding, Obstruction of and Attempt to Obstruct an Official Proceeding, and Conspiracy Against Rights.

Trump responded in a statement calling the indictment a “pathetic attempt by the Biden Crime Family and their weaponized Department of Justice to interfere with the 2024 Presidential Election.”

Aside from Trump, three of the other four top Republican presidential candidates that rank among the top-five responded to Trump’s indictment.

“As President, I will end the weaponization of government, replace the FBI Director, and ensure a single standard of justice for all Americans,” said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “While I’ve seen reports, I have not read the indictment. I do, though, believe we need to enact reforms so that Americans have the right to remove cases from Washington, D.C., to their home districts.”

“Washington, D.C., is a ‘swamp’ and it is unfair to have to stand trial before a jury that is reflective of the swamp mentality,” he added. “One of the reasons our country is in decline is the politicization of the rule of law. No more excuses—I will end the weaponization of the federal government.”

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said in a statement to The Daily Wire: “I remain concerned about the weaponization of Biden’s DOJ and its immense power used against political opponents. What we see today are two different tracks of justice. One for political opponents and another for the son of the current president. We’re watching Biden’s DOJ continue to hunt Republicans, while protecting Democrats.”

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Former Vice President Mike Pence took a shot at Trump in his response, saying: “Today’s indictment serves as an important reminder: anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States.”

Pence continued:

I will have more to say about the government’s case after reviewing the indictment. The former president is entitled to the presumption of innocence but with this indictment, his candidacy means more talk about January 6th and more distractions.

As Americans, his candidacy means less attention paid to Joe Biden’s disastrous economic policies afflicting millions across the United States and to the pattern of corruption with Hunter.

Our country is more important than one man. Our Constitution is more important than any one man’s career. On January 6th, Former President Trump demanded that I choose between him and the Constitution. I chose the Constitution and I always will.

As your president, I will not yield an inch in defending America, our people, or our values, and I promise you: I will do so in a way consistent with my oath to the Constitution and the character and decency of the American people. We will restore a threshold of integrity and civility in public life so we can bring real solutions to the challenges plaguing our nation.

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley did not immediately release a statement. The Daily Wire contacted her team for comment.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) highlighted numerous instances of the Biden DOJ appearing to have different standards of justice for Democrats and Republicans and said that House Republicans “will continue to uncover the truth about Biden Inc. and the two-tiered system of justice.”

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said in a statement: “The American people have lost faith in Biden’s Justice Department.”

“They are uncomfortable watching the current president weaponize the justice system against his political opponent,” Barrasso added. “The Justice Department’s own flimsy deal to save Biden’s son didn’t even hold up in court.”

“This two-tiered system of justice is wrong,” he concluded. “The country deserves better.”