{"id":1996124,"date":"2023-08-09T22:31:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T02:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-made-decision-on-attending-first-republican-debate-and-will-announce-next-week\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T22:31:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T02:31:49","slug":"trump-says-hes-made-decision-on-attending-first-republican-debate-and-will-announce-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-made-decision-on-attending-first-republican-debate-and-will-announce-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump has decided on attending the first Republican debate and will reveal his decision next week."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-says-hes-made-decision-on-attending-first-republican-debate-and-will-announce-next-week%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=1996124&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>Former President Donald\u2063 Trump&#8217;s Decision \u200con Attending Republican Presidential Debate<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has\u2063 made his\u2062 decision on whether or not to attend the first Republican presidential debate. However, he has chosen to keep it under wraps until next week, creating anticipation\u2062 among his supporters \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-people-are-going-to-be-very-very-happy-when-i-make-a-certain-announcement-donald-trump-hints-at-2024-run\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: \u2018People Are Going To Be Very, Very Happy When I Make A Certain Announcement!\u2019 Donald Trump Hints At 2024 Run\">critics alike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with\u2064 Newsmax&#8217;s Eric Bolling, Trump revealed that \u2063he had \u2062already made up his mind regarding his participation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ian-sams-former-kamala-aide-and-grillary-clinton-apron-model-lands-new-gig-as-bidens-covid-spox\/\" title=\"Ian Sams, Former Kamala Aide and \u2018Grillary Clinton\u2019 Apron Model, Lands New Gig as Biden\u2019s COVID Spox\">primary debate<\/a>. The conversation between \u2062the former president\u2064 and Bolling delved into\u2063 the \u200dpros and \u2062cons\u200b of attending the event, showcasing Trump&#8217;s careful consideration of \u200bboth options.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversy Surrounding the Loyalty Pledge<\/h3>\n<p>One major point\u2064 of contention discussed during \u200bthe interview was the requirement for candidates \u200bto sign a loyalty \u2062pledge, committing to support\u2064 the eventual GOP nominee. Trump firmly\u2064 stated that he would not sign such a \u200cpledge, citing his reservations about endorsing \u200dcertain individuals.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t sign the pledge. \u200dWhy\u200d would I\u2063 sign a \u200bpledge for people I wouldn&#8217;t \u2063endorse?&#8221;\u2064 Trump expressed. &#8220;There\u200b are three or four people on that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-should-have-stepped-up-president-trump-goes-off-on-bill-barr-over-his-silence-on-hunter-biden-video\/\" title=\"\u201cBill Barr Should Have Stepped Up!\u201d \u2013 President Trump Goes Off on Bill Barr over His Silence on Hunter Biden (VIDEO)\">debate stage<\/a>\u2063 that \u2064I wouldn&#8217;t endorse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When pressed by Bolling to reveal the \u200cnames \u2063of these individuals, Trump declined, choosing not to insult them publicly. However, he emphasized that these candidates were unlikely \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ten-times-british-lockdown-rulemakers-broke-their-own-covid-restrictions\/\" title=\"Ten Times British Lockdown Rulemakers Broke Their own Covid Restrictions\">gain significant traction<\/a> in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also\u200d raised \u200cconcerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-made-decision-on-attending-first-republican-debate-and-will-announce-next-week\/\" title=\"Trump has decided on attending the first Republican debate and will reveal his decision next week.\">low-polling candidates<\/a> who\u2064 might harbor hostility towards\u2062 him, speculating that they would \u2064ask him\u2063 &#8220;nasty\u2062 questions&#8221; \u200dduring \u200bthe \u200bdebate. He predicted that\u200d if he \u2064decided not to attend,\u200c figures\u2062 like former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice\u2063 President Mike Pence\u200d would accuse him of cowardice.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I did a CNN town hall, which was incredibly hostile. I performed exceptionally well, to the point that they fired the head \u200dof CNN over it,&#8221; Trump shared. &#8220;So, it&#8217;s not about \u2062guts; it&#8217;s about intelligence. But we will reveal our \u200bdecision\u200c next week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the anticipation\u2063 builds, supporters and critics eagerly await Trump&#8217;s official announcement regarding his participation in the first Republican presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click \u2062here<\/a> for \u2062more from The Washington\u2062 Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has decided on attending the first Republican presidential debate, but he will reveal his choice next week. During his initial interview since facing a third indictment, Trump informed Newsmax&#8217;s Eric Bolling that he had already made up his mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1996125,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1996124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/1996124","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1996124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1996125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1996124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1996124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1996124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}