Donald Trump declines to debate Bernie Sanders

<p>Bernie Sanders might debate Donald Trump. Key word: &quot;might.&quot; And if that debate seems tailor-made for entertainment, it sort of is.</p><p>After Hillary Clinton declined a debate in California against Sanders, the senator from Vermont called out Donald Trump when the businessman appeared on &quot;Jimmy Kimmel Live&quot; on Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;Are you prepared to debate the major issues facing our largest state and the country before the California primary, yes or no?&quot; Kimmel said, quoting Sanders.&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Yes, I am. How much is he going to pay me?&quot; Trump replied.</p><p>Trump added the money would go to charity.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/735689625407131648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">Sanders responded quickly</a>, tweeting: &quot;Game on. I look forward to debating Donald Trump in California before the June 7 primary.&quot;</p><p>The Trump camp doesn&#39;t seem as serious. Campaign sources are already&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/735830924164620288" target="_blank">telling CBS</a>&nbsp;that Trump was joking about the debate. But if the matchup did happen, it could be a good thing for both candidates &nbsp;in very different ways.</p><p>Sanders trails Clinton for the Democratic nomination, while Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee. Taking on the leader for the GOP&#39;s ticket could give Sanders some serious clout.</p><p>On the flip side, Trump has been&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/politics/donald-trump-bernie-sanders/" target="_blank">trying to woo</a>&nbsp;Sanders supporters away from the Democratic ticket, and he could use the debate to show them what he and the Vermont senator have in common.</p><p>Republican debates featuring Trump have broken&nbsp;<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/9/donald-trump-helps-gop-presidential-debates-break-/" target="_blank">viewership records</a>. It&#39;s not a stretch to guess millions would tune in to see this matchup between the parties&#39; self-described outsiders.</p><p>Sanders is slated to appear on Kimmel&#39;s show Thursday night.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmC8AAPtNoE" target="_blank"><i>CNN</i></a><i>,&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti2Nokoq1J4" target="_blank"><i>NBC</i></a><i>,&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReFReMfBWAY" target="_blank"><i>Donald J. Trump for President Inc.</i></a><i>,&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF7n94S2F3Y" target="_blank"><i>WXYZ</i></a><i>,&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1dpzjCEiGAt8CXkryhkZg" target="_blank"><i>Bernie 2016</i></a><i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzO-JYjEcHE" target="_blank"><i>ABC / &quot;Jimmy Kimmel Live&quot;</i></a><i>&nbsp;and images from Getty Images.</i></p>