{"id":2004707,"date":"2023-08-18T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-why-he-should-debate-im-your-man\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T11:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:03:32","slug":"trump-questions-why-he-should-debate-im-your-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-why-he-should-debate-im-your-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump wonders why he should debate, asserting, &#8220;I&#8217;m the right choice.&#8221;"},"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\">22<\/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-questions-why-he-should-debate-im-your-man%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=2004707&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 Trump&#8217;s Uncertainty Surrounding Presidential Debate Attendance<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has left the nation in suspense as he contemplates whether or not he will grace the first Republican presidential debate with his presence next week. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-why-he-should-debate-im-your-man\/\" title=\"Trump wonders why he should debate, asserting, \"I'm the right choice.\"\">thought-provoking post<\/a> on Truth Social,\u2062 Trump expressed doubts about attending, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-condemns-biden-for-comparing-lawmakers-to-nazis\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley condemns Biden for comparing lawmakers to Nazis\">raising questions<\/a> about the significance of his participation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Many people are asking whether or not I will be doing the DEBATES? ALL AMERICANS have been clamoring for a President of extremely High Intelligence. As everyone is \u2064aware,\u2063 my Poll numbers, over a &#8216;wonderful&#8217; field\u2062 of Republican candidates, are extraordinary,&#8221; Trump \u200csaid. &#8220;In fact, I am leading the runner up, \u200dwhoever that may now be, by more than 50 Points. Reagan didn\u2019t do it, and neither\u2063 did others. People know my Record, one of the BEST EVER, so why would I Debate? I\u2019M YOUR\u2062 MAN. MAKE\u2064 AMERICA \u2063GREAT AGAIN!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Trump deliberates, other Republican presidential candidates have already confirmed their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">attendance<\/a> at the highly anticipated \u2062debate, scheduled \u200bfor Wednesday at 9 p.m. Eastern \u2062time in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Among those who will be present are Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), former South \u200cCarolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and former New Jersey Gov.\u200b Chris Christie.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s dominance in the polls is undeniable, with the RealClearPolitics polling average placing him at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-system-glitch-also-uncovered-in-wisconsin-reversal-of-swapped-votes-removes-lead-from-joe-biden\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: System 'Glitch' Also Uncovered In Wisconsin - Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden\">commanding lead<\/a> over the GOP field. He currently holds 54.7% \u200dof the support, surpassing DeSantis at 14.8%, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy at 6.9%, former Vice President \u200bMike\u200b Pence at 5.4%, Haley at 3.6%, Scott at 2.7%, and Christie at 2.7%.<\/p>\n<p>The day after Trump&#8217;s contemplative post, Christie \u2064and Never Back Down, a super PAC supporting DeSantis, took\u200b the opportunity \u200bto criticize the \u200cformer president for his indecisiveness regarding the debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Christie posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying\u2062 that to run for president, you have to &#8220;show up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Never\u2062 Back Down further emphasized\u200b their stance \u200dby reposting a \u200bvideo that highlighted Trump&#8217;s reluctance to commit to debating, stating, &#8220;We can&#8217;t afford a nominee who&#8217;s too weak to debate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click \u2064here to read more\u200d from The \u2062Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump is uncertain about attending the first Republican presidential debate next week. 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