{"id":2006532,"date":"2023-08-20T21:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-he-will-not-participate-in-the-republican-primary-debates\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T21:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:42:19","slug":"trump-announces-he-will-not-participate-in-the-republican-primary-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-he-will-not-participate-in-the-republican-primary-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump opts out of Republican primary debates."},"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-announces-he-will-not-participate-in-the-republican-primary-debates%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=2006532&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u200d Declares He Will Not Participate in Republican Primary Debates<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wheres-gavin-newsom-has-disappeared-from-view-since-oct-27\/\" title=\"Where's Gavin? Newsom Has Disappeared from View Since Oct. 27\">surprising announcement<\/a> on Sunday, former President Donald Trump revealed that he will not be taking part in the upcoming \u2063Republican Party presidential primary debates. Trump justified his decision by pointing\u2064 to a recent CBS News poll that showed him leading \u2063with 62% support, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis trailed far behind at 16%, with other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-presidential-polls-trump-desantis-in-dead-heat-with-biden\/\" title=\"Trump and DeSantis tied with Biden in latest polls.\">candidates barely registering<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer-allegedly-traveled-to-florida-before-expressing-concern-about-traveling-to-fl\/\" title=\"Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Allegedly Traveled To Florida Before Expressing \u2018Concern\u2019 About Traveling To FL\">single digits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump confidently \u2062stated that he believes voters already know who\u2063 he is, making\u200c the debates unnecessary. He emphatically concluded \u2063his statement \u2062by declaring, &#8220;I\u200d WILL THEREFORE NOT BE\u200b DOING THE DEBATES!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump confirms he won\u2019t be doing any debates. (Plural.) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/buTDl3fCni\">pic.twitter.com\/buTDl3fCni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1693380337986933148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>RNC Chairwoman Hopes for Trump&#8217;s Participation<\/h3>\n<p>RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel expressed her hope earlier in\u2062 the day that former President Trump would reconsider his decision, emphasizing the importance of hearing from all the candidates. She stated, &#8220;It&#8217;s\u200b so important that the American people hear from all the candidates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis \u2064Criticizes Trump&#8217;s Refusal to Debate<\/h3>\n<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis strongly criticized Trump \u200clast week for his refusal to commit to participating in the debates. DeSantis pointed out that Trump has primarily targeted him with \u200battacks, while other candidates have focused less on the former president. DeSantis argued that if Trump truly believed he had the election in the bag, he wouldn&#8217;t be concerned about other candidates and should be \u2062willing to debate.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also suggested that Trump&#8217;s reluctance to debate stems from his desire to avoid defending his record \u2062and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-he-will-not-participate-in-the-republican-primary-debates\/\" title=\"Trump opts out of Republican primary debates.\">unfulfilled campaign\u2062 promises<\/a> from\u200d 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>Chris Christie Slams Trump&#8217;s Avoidance of Debates<\/h3>\n<p>Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie didn&#8217;t hold back in his criticism of Trump&#8217;s decision, taking to social media to express his disdain. Christie wrote, &#8220;Surprise,\u200c surprise&#8230; the guy\u200c who is out on bail from four jurisdictions and can&#8217;t defend his reprehensible conduct, is running scared and hiding from the \u200b<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>. Trump \u2062- certified \u200bloser, verified coward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Mike Pence Hopes for Trump&#8217;s Last-Minute Change\u200b of Heart<\/h3>\n<p>Former Vice\u2062 President \u200cMike\u200c Pence\u200d expressed his optimism that Trump might still change\u200c his mind and participate in the debates. Pence noted that Trump often makes decisions at the last moment and expressed his hope \u200dthat Trump would ultimately show up.<\/p>\n<h3>Vivek \u2062Ramaswamy&#8217;s Changing Stance on Trump&#8217;s Debate Attendance<\/h3>\n<p>Vivek Ramaswamy, known for his flip-flopping\u2062 on issues, initially expected Trump to participate in the debates a few\u200b months ago. However, Ramaswamy has now shifted his position, \u2062stating that he has \u200c&#8221;no problem&#8221; with Trump skipping the first few debates and that\u2063 it&#8217;s &#8220;fine&#8221; if he chooses not to show up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump declared he won&#8217;t join the GOP primary debates, referring to a CBS News poll. The poll indicated Trump at 62%, Ron DeSantis at 16%, and others with low single-digit support. 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