{"id":1968892,"date":"2023-07-10T17:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T21:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-to-host-first-gop-presidential-forum-of-2024-race-5-candidates-attending\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T17:29:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T21:29:17","slug":"tucker-carlson-to-host-first-gop-presidential-forum-of-2024-race-5-candidates-attending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-to-host-first-gop-presidential-forum-of-2024-race-5-candidates-attending\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson to host 2024 GOP forum, 5 candidates confirmed."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftucker-carlson-to-host-first-gop-presidential-forum-of-2024-race-5-candidates-attending%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1968892&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tucker Carlson to Host First GOP Presidential Forum of 2024 Race &#8211; 5 Candidates Attending<\/h2>\n<p>Blaze TV announced Monday that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will be hosting the first Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">presidential forum<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miranda-devine-smirking-old-joe-bidens-looming-ron-desantis-woe\/\" title=\"Miranda Devine: Smirking Old Joe Biden\u2019s Looming Ron Desantis Woe\">2024 primary season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefamilyleader.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Family Leadership Summit<\/a> in Des Moines, Iowa, later this month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BIG NEWS: <\/p>\n<p>Blaze Media is teaming up with THE FAMiLY LEADER to bring you the first presidential forum of the 2024 Republican Primary season, hosted by Tucker Carlson. We\u2019ll be live streaming this event all day Friday, July 14th on BlazeTV and the BlazeTV YouTube channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YdqAfoX0VR\">pic.twitter.com\/YdqAfoX0VR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1678453851261927424?\">July 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blaze indicated the the GOP candidates who are participating include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/li>\n<li>Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley<\/li>\n<li>Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Former Vice President Mike Pence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump currently leads the field of Republican candidates by over 30 percentage points, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClear Politics average<\/a> of polls.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has 53 percent support; while DeSantis garners 20.9 percent; Pence, 6.1 percent; Haley, 3.6 percent; Scott 3.3 percent; and Ramaswamy 2.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The first official debate on the Republican National Committee\u2019s schedule is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/desantis-commits-first-gop-presidential-primary-debate-regardless-trump-participation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 23<\/a> in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>The event will air on Fox News Channel and stream live on Rumble, which is cohosting the event along with the RNC, Fox and the Young America\u2019s Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/desantis-commits-first-gop-presidential-primary-debate-regardless-trump-participation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported that Trump had indicated both publicly and privately that he may skip the Milwaukee debate, due in part to his large lead over the rest of the field, but aides say a final decision has not been made.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s stand-out performance at the first Republican presidential debate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2rU4W3yfd58&#038;ab_channel=USPresidentialDebates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2015<\/a> fueled his successful bid to become the 2016 GOP nominee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4076959-which-gop-presidential-candidates-will-qualify-for-the-debate-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported candidates must meet certain criteria to qualify to appear at the Fox debate, including showing with at least 1 percent support in polling, having 40,000 unique donors \u2014 with at least 200 unique donors from 20 or more states and territories \u2014 and signing a loyalty pledge to support the eventual Republican Party nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates saying they have met that threshold besides Trump include DeSantis, Pence, Haley, and Scott.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson\u2019s hosting of the candidate forum on Blaze TV will arguably be his highest-profile appearance since Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/back-tucker-carlson-shares-next-move-new-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a> him in April.<\/p>\n<p>Fox did not offer a reason why, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2023-04-24\/tucker-carlson-is-out-at-fox-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Los Angeles Times<\/a> reported, based on unnamed sources, that the decision to fire Carlson came right from Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason reportedly was that Murdoch was not pleased with Carlson\u2019s coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newly-released-jan-6-footage-exposes-pelosi-leaving-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol incursion<\/a>, specifically when he questioned what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-to-host-first-gop-presidential-forum-of-2024-race-5-candidates-attending\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson to host 2024 GOP forum, 5 candidates confirmed.\">role federal law enforcement agencies<\/a> may have played that day.<\/p>\n<p>The move came the same week Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/final-guest-tucker-carlson-tonight-announces-will-releasing-something-big-ex-fox-news-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed to pay<\/a> Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million in a defamation suit claiming that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-will-destroy-you-biden-deputy-press-secretary-threatens-politico-reporter-for-pursuing-story-he-wanted-kept-private\/\" title=\"\u201cI Will Destroy You\u201d \u2013 Biden Deputy Press Secretary Threatens Politico Reporter For Pursuing Story He Wanted Kept Private\">news outlet\u2019<\/a>s coverage regarding the use of its voting machines in the 2020 election hurt the company\u2019s reputation in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Both Dominion and Fox have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/final-guest-tucker-carlson-tonight-announces-will-releasing-something-big-ex-fox-news-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denied<\/a> Carlson\u2019s removal was part of the settlement agreement.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Carlson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/back-tucker-carlson-shares-next-move-new-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> he would be hosting an online program on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>His shows have garnered <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">millions<\/a> of views each since first airing last month.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-host-first-gop-presidential-forum-2024-race-5-candidates-attending\/\">Tucker Carlson to Host First GOP Presidential Forum of 2024 Race &#8211; 5 Candidates Attending<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tucker Carlson, former Fox News host, will host the initial GOP presidential forum for the 2024 primary season. Blaze TV revealed this partnership with THE FAMiLY LEADER, scheduling the event at Des Moines, Iowa&#8217;s Family Leadership Summit. The forum is set to occur later this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":1968893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1968892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1968892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1968893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1968892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1968892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1968892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}