Why hasn’t Donald Trump gone to any of the Republican primary debates? – AS USA
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Republican primary voters will not have the opportunity to see Donald Trump debate with his challengers within the party on Wednesday evening. The Trump campaign has called on the Republican National Committee to cancel the upcoming debate, seeing it as an act of disloyalty when he is the clear frontrunner and party leader.
During a campaign event in Florida, the state that will host this week’s debate, Trump attacked Ron DeSantis and Chris Christie. “I endorsed Ron, and he went from having very little [support] to having a lot,” said Trump. However, his tune on the Florida Governor changed four years later when DeSantis refused to say that he would not run against Trump, which prompted the president to begin “hitting him hard.”
Former US President Donald Trump made fun of Republican rivals Ron DeSantis and Chris Christie at a campaign event in Florida ahead of the third Republican debate, set to take place in Miami pic.twitter.com/x2bJtRu9r9
Instead of attending the first presidential debate, Donald Trump appeared on Tucker Carlson’s new show on X, formally known as Twitter. The debate was watched by approximately 13 million people. The Trump campaign boasted that his interview had been seen by over 100 million people. However, this claim was misleading because a “view” was counted even if an individual had only come across a tweet about the interview and did not actually watch the conversation.
During the second debate, Donald Trump chose to skip the event and instead visited Michigan. Although the visit was promoted as an occasion to meet autoworkers during the United Auto Workers’ historic strike, the location chosen was actually non-unionized. UAW President Sean Fain openly expressed his lack of support for Trump and saw no advantage in meeting with the GOP frontrunner, but that didn’t stop Trump from trying to convince UAW to endorse his candidacy.
Donald Trump has not confirmed that he will skip the debate, but based on his previous comments, an appearance by him is unlikely. Additionally, even if Trump did want to participate, he failed to meet the eligibility criteria.
“The same percentages of likely Republican caucusgoers are considering Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump”
This is why Trump and his army of grifters want to rig the primary and stop it immediately. It’s also why Trump won’t debate. His age and senility would show in contrast. pic.twitter.com/Xqc6vrZUoS
Although he has received sufficient donations and polls indicate that he has significantly more support than required to join the debate, his refusal to sign an agreement to support the primary winner disqualifies him.
About the author
Maite Knorr-Evans
Maite joined the AS USA in 2021, bringing her experience as a research analyst investigating illegal logging to the team. Maite’s interest in politics propelled her to pursue a degree in international relations and a master's in political philosophy. At AS USA, Maite combines her knowledge of political economy and personal finance to empower readers by providing answers to their most pressing questions.
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