{"id":1974544,"date":"2023-07-16T15:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-undecided-on-if-hell-participate-in-first-republican-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T19:17:22","slug":"trump-undecided-on-if-hell-participate-in-first-republican-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-undecided-on-if-hell-participate-in-first-republican-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump unsure about joining first GOP debate."},"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\">14<\/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%2Ftrump-undecided-on-if-hell-participate-in-first-republican-debate%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=1974544&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--><div class=\"post_content\">\n  \u200c<\/p>\n<h2>President Trump \u2064Undecided\u200c on \u2062Participating \u2063in Republican Presidential\u200b Debate<\/h2>\n<p>\u2062 \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>President Donald \u200bTrump\u2062 is\u200c contemplating whether \u200cor \u200bnot\u200b he\u200d will\u2063 take \u200cpart in the upcoming \u2064Republican presidential \u200ddebate.\u200b In an \u200dinterview with Fox News&#8217; Maria \u2062Bartiromo, \u200dhe\u2062 hinted that \u200cit\u200d might not\u200d be necessary for \u200bhim\u2063 to \u2064participate,\u2064 given \u2062his \u200dsignificant \u2062lead \u200bover his\u200c competitors \u2064for the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  <\/p>\n<p>The Republican National\u200c Committee has\u200c set \u2062controversial \u2063requirements for\u2062 candidates\u2064 to\u2062 qualify for \u2063the \u2064debate\u200d stage \u2062on August \u206423. \u2064These\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-undecided-on-if-hell-participate-in-first-republican-debate\/\" title=\"Trump unsure about joining first GOP debate.\">requirements \u200cinclude\u200d receiving donations<\/a> \u200cfrom at least\u2064 40,000 unique \u200cdonors and pledging support \u200cfor \u2063the\u200b final nominee. Both of\u200d these\u200d requirements \u2064have\u200c drawn criticism\u200c from\u2064 Trump \u200dand \u2063his \u2064opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d \u2064 <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u2062    \u200c<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Will \u2063you \u2063be \u200con \u200bthat \u200cstage? Are you participating in the \u2064upcoming \u200cdebate?&#8221; Ms. Bartiromo\u200d asked.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 \u2062 \u2063 \u2062<\/p>\n<p>Mr. \u2064Trump\u200c replied\u200c ambiguously,\u200d saying,\u200b &#8220;Well,\u200d you\u200b know, it&#8217;s \u200cquite an\u200b easy\u200d question \u200cnormally.\u200b Ronald Reagan \u2062didn&#8217;t\u2062 do it and a \u200dlot\u2063 of other\u2064 people didn&#8217;t\u200c do\u2062 it. \u200bWhen \u2064you have a\u2062 big \u2062lead, you know, you \u2062don&#8217;t do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<p>According to\u200b RealClearPolitics\u200d polling averages, \u2064Mr. \u200cTrump\u200c currently\u2063 enjoys a 32.4\u200b percent \u200blead\u200d over \u200dhis \u2064closest competitor \u2063in \u200cthe \u200cGOP primary \u2063field.\u200d He \u2064pointed \u200cout\u200d that some of \u200chis opponents are polling at zero\u200d or very low percentages, \u2063while\u2062 he\u200d consistently \u2064remains\u200d above\u200c 50\u200b percent \u2063among likely Republican \u2064voters.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mr. Trump highlighted \u200dthat \u200bFlorida\u200d Gov. Ron \u200bDeSantis, \u2062the \u200crunner-up \u2062for the nomination, is \u200bpolling \u2064in the teens \u2064in some cases, while he\u200c maintains \u2064a\u2064 significant 45 percent \u200clead.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<figure \u2063id=\"attachment_5353246\" style=\"width:\u200b 640px\" \u2063class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n \u2064   \u2064<a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23\/id5353246-06232023-DSC03465-Ron-DeSantis-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\u200c   \u2062\u2064  \u200b\u200d<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2064  \u2062\u2064 <\/a><br \/>\n \u200c <\/figure>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u200b\u200d  \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why would \u2064you\u200d be doing\u2062 a debate? \u2063It&#8217;s\u200c actually not fair. \u2064Why would \u2062you let somebody\u200c that&#8217;s at\u2063 zero, \u2063or one, \u200bor two, or three,\u2063 be \u200cpopping\u2063 you with questions?&#8221;\u200d Mr.\u200d Trump\u2064 said.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064  \u2062 \u2063<\/p>\n<p>Ms. \u2064Bartiromo asked,\u2064 &#8220;Do \u200cyou \u2062see any risk \u2064that\u2064 if\u2062 you don&#8217;t\u200c show up, \u200cRon\u2063 DeSantis \u200chas a \u2064good \u200dnight \u200dand it cuts \u200cinto your \u2062lead?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  \u200c\u2063  <\/p>\n<p>Mr.\u200c Trump replied, \u200d&#8221;Or somebody else\u2063 has a\u2062 good night \u2062and cuts into\u200c his lead. Because that&#8217;s\u200c what&#8217;s happening. \u200dHe&#8217;s going down \u2062and \u2062a couple of\u200c them\u200d are going up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u2064  \u200b\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think \u2062Vivek \u200b[Ramaswamy] has \u2064done a\u200c very \u200bgood\u2064 job frankly, I\u200d think \u200bsome\u200c others\u2062 have\u2064 done\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn't\">good job<\/a>,&#8221; \u2064Mr. Trump \u200cadded.\u200d &#8220;So \u200dI \u2062haven&#8217;t really made \u2062up\u2062 my mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> \u2062 \u200b<\/p>\n<h2>Potential \u200dVP,\u2063 Cabinet Members<\/h2>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump \u200dalso \u2062mentioned\u2062 that some of the \u2062candidates appearing on the\u2062 debate \u200cstage could \u200dbe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-transparency-even-the-leftist-media-is-slamming-the-biden-administration-for-border-blackout\/\" title=\"What Transparency? Even The Leftist Media Is Slamming The Biden Administration For \u2018Border Blackout\u2019\">potential options<\/a>\u200c for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a> \u2064if\u2063 he\u200d secures \u200cthe nomination.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u200b    <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is there \u2064anyone\u2063 on that stage you\u200b see as\u2064 a \u2064potential\u2062 running mate,\u200c as your \u2062VP?&#8221;\u2062 Ms. \u2063Bartiromo asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063 \u2062 \u2063  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Possibly,&#8221; Mr. Trump\u2064 replied. \u2062&#8221;I think\u200b you have \u2062some\u2063 good people \u2062on \u2062the stage. Actually, I \u200cthink \u2064you have some\u2062 very \u200ctalented \u2064people. \u200bI&#8217;ve\u2063 been\u200c impressed \u2063by\u200b some \u2064of \u2064them.\u2062 Some\u200d of them I&#8217;m \u200cvery\u200b friendly\u2062 with,\u2064 actually.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064   <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u200dthink you\u2063 have good \u2064people. I \u200bthink you have good \u200dpotential \u200bCabinet members \u2063too,\u200b actually,&#8221; Mr. \u200cTrump added, but refrained\u200b from \u200cmentioning specific names.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> \u2064\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Ms. Bartiromo brought up\u2064 Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)\u2062 as\u2063 a potential\u200b running mate\u200c or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-press-sec-used-insult-condemned-by-dem-officials-as-homophobic\/\" title=\"Biden Press Sec Used Insult Condemned by Dem Officials as \u2018Homophobic\u2019\">cabinet member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2062  <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5354578\" style=\"width: 640px\"\u200d class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n \u2064   \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/24\/id5354578-06232023-DSC03267-Tim-Scott-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n \u2062    \u2062<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200d<\/a><br \/>\n \u200d\u200c <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump is uncertain about joining the Republican debate. In an interview with Fox News, he mentioned his substantial lead in the nomination race as a reason why it might not be necessary for him to participate. A decision is yet to be made regarding his involvement in the upcoming event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":1974545,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/1974544","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\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}