Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he is unhappy that some of the debates planned between him and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton are scheduled against NFL games.
He also said that the NFL wrote him a letter complaining about the scheduling of debates at the same time as football games -- a point that the league disputes.
Trump told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "I got a letter from the NFL saying, 'This is ridiculous. Why are the debates against --,' because the NFL doesn't want to go against the debates."
An NFL spokesman said, however, "We did not write a letter, but we obviously prefer the debates on a different night than scheduled games."
A Trump campaign source told ABC News that "Mr. Trump was made aware of the conflicting dates by a source close to the league. It's unfortunate that millions of voters will be disenfranchised by these chosen dates."
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced that there will be one debate for the vice presidential hopefuls and three for the presidential candidates. All will be held from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The first debate is set for Sept. 26, the same night as a Monday Night Football matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. The second presidential debate on Oct. 9 would be up against a game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants.
Trump asserted to Stephanopoulos that although he doesn't want the debates to conflict with professional football games, "Hillary Clinton wants to be against the NFL."
He added that he's satisfied with the number of debates. "I like three debates," Trump said. "If somebody said, 'one debate,' I'd rather have three. I think they'll be very interesting."
ABC News' John Santucci and Alexander Mallin contributed to this report.
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