{"id":1985996,"date":"2023-07-29T20:16:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T00:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-official-says-his-old-boss-is-not-a-good-debater\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T20:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T00:17:04","slug":"former-trump-official-says-his-old-boss-is-not-a-good-debater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-official-says-his-old-boss-is-not-a-good-debater\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Trump official: Old boss lacks debating skills."},"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%2Fformer-trump-official-says-his-old-boss-is-not-a-good-debater%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=1985996&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>The Debate Stage: Is Trump\u200b Avoiding to Save Face?<\/h2>\n<p>The head of Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217;s (R-FL) \u2062super \u200cPAC, Ken \u200cCuccinelli, has made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-with-republicans-like-liz-cheney-and-mitt-romney-who-needs-democrats\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: With Republicans Like Liz Cheney And Mitt Romney, Who Needs Democrats?\">bold claim<\/a>\u2063 about\u2064 his former boss, Donald Trump. According to \u2064Cuccinelli, \u200dTrump is deliberately avoiding the upcoming Republican primary debate to protect\u2062 his image.<\/p>\n<p>Cuccinelli emphasizes the significance of this debate, calling\u2064 it a &#8220;milestone in the\u2062 campaign.&#8221; However, Trump has remained mysteriously silent about whether he will attend.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s \u2063Qualification and Loyalty\u200b Pledge<\/h3>\n<p>Under the\u2063 Republican National Committee standards, \u200cTrump \u200bqualifies \u2064for the\u200d debate by polling at least\u200d 1% \u2063and having over 40,000 individual donors. However,\u200b he refuses to commit\u2064 to\u2062 a loyalty \u2063pledge, regardless\u200c of who \u2063wins the nomination. This echoes \u2064his behavior during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2024-debates-will-donald-trump-take-the-stage\/\" title=\"Will Trump debate in 2024?\">2016 primary debate<\/a> when he also refused \u2064to support another \u200bGOP nominee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Donald Trump lost \u200dthe first presidential debate to Joe Biden,&#8221; Cuccinelli boldly\u2062 states. &#8220;He \u200bis a captivating showman, but when it\u2063 comes\u2063 to\u200b debating,\u200c it exposes his weaknesses. \u200dOn the other hand,\u200c Ron DeSantis shines, showcasing\u2063 his preparation, intellect, and\u200c how \u200che applies it all for the\u200b betterment of ordinary Americans&#8217; lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Switch in Loyalties<\/h3>\n<p>When Cuccinelli \u2063transitioned from being a senior official in the Trump\u2063 administration to \u2062heading DeSantis&#8217;s super\u200c PAC, he brought along Erin Perrine, Trump&#8217;s \u2064former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-official-says-his-old-boss-is-not-a-good-debater\/\" title=\"Ex-Trump official: Old boss lacks debating skills.\">campaign press\u200c <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\">communications director<\/a><\/a>.\u200d Perrine now serves as the communications director for the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marriott-att-airbnbheres-the-list-of-corporations-announcing-they-wont-donate-to-gop-lawmakers-who-objected-to-electoral-votes-from-contested-states\/\" title=\"Marriott, AT&#038;T, Airbnb\u2026Here\u2019s The List Of Corporations Announcing They Won\u2019t Donate To GOP Lawmakers Who Objected To Electoral Votes From Contested States\">political action committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Has Qualified?<\/h3>\n<p>So far, several notable figures have qualified for the\u2064 debate, including Gov. Doug\u200d Burgum (R-ND), Former\u200d New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, \u200bEntrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, \u2063and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and \u200cformer\u200d Vice President Mike\u200b Pence have met the polling requirement \u2064but not the fundraising requirement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read \u2063more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>The Countdown Begins<\/h3>\n<p>The debate is scheduled\u200d for August 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Candidates\u200b have until 48 hours\u200d before the debate to meet the necessary standards.<\/p>\n<p>This leaves \u200dformer\u200b Texas representative Will Hurd, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, political commentator Larry \u2063Elder, and businessman Perry Johnson trailing behind in the race to fulfill both requirements for \u2064the debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Cuccinelli, head of Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217;s super PAC, suggests Donald Trump is dodging debates to protect his image. Cuccinelli views the first primary debate as crucial, but Trump has not confirmed his participation. 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