{"id":2006690,"date":"2023-08-21T08:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T12:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-final-decision-on-all-debates-not-just-the-first-one\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T13:00:19","slug":"trump-makes-final-decision-on-all-debates-not-just-the-first-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-final-decision-on-all-debates-not-just-the-first-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Decision: All Debates, Not Just the First"},"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\">16<\/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-makes-final-decision-on-all-debates-not-just-the-first-one%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=2006690&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>Trump Makes Final Decision on\u2063 All Debates &#8211; Not \u200bJust \u2064the First One<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has made \u200chis decision about attending the Republican Party\u2019s debates in\u200c the <a title=\"Trump faces new charges in Mar-a-Lago documents case.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-charges-unveiled-against-trump-in-mar-a-lago-documents-case\/\">2024\u200d presidential primary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Trump's Decision: All Debates, Not Just the First\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-final-decision-on-all-debates-not-just-the-first-one\/\">clear front-runner won\u2019<\/a>t be attending \u2014 and you can take his own word about it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-georgia-indictment-escalated-federal-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> announced he wouldn\u2019t be \u2064attending the\u2062 debate scheduled for Wednesday \u2014 or any of the following debates \u2014 in a Sunday Truth Social Post.<\/p>\n<p>The former president cited polling showing own \u200b<a title=\"Trump Beats DeSantis in Landslide at CPAC Straw Poll\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-beats-desantis-in-landslide-at-cpac-straw-poll\/\">overwhelming lead<\/a> in the contest as justification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNew CBS POLL, just \u200bout, has me leading\u200d the field\u2063 by \u2018legendary\u2019 numbers. \u2026 I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!\u201d<\/strong> Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He previously \u2064had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-hints-might-instead-attending-fox-news-first-gop-presidential-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioned<\/a> \u200c the prospect of attending\u200b the\u200b debates, without ruling out showing up\u200c entirely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump confirms \u2062he won\u2019t be doing any debates. (Plural.) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/buTDl3fCni\">pic.twitter.com\/buTDl3fCni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Kaitlan \u2064Collins (@kaitlancollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1693380337986933148?\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In spite\u200d of what seemed \u200blike a definitive announcement, one Republican \u200dformerly close to Trump has his doubts.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike\u2062 Pence suggested Sunday during an appearance on ABC\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/pence-suggests-trump-show-debate\/story?id=102394201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Week<\/a>\u201d that Trump still might show up for the\u200b first debate \u2064Wednesday in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, I <a title=\"Biden Admin \u2018Indefinitely\u2019 Suspends Trump TikTok Deal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-indefinitely-suspends-trump-tiktok-deal\/\">served alongside<\/a>\u2063 the president for a long time, and one thing I realized about him is it\u2019s \u200cnot over till it\u2019s over,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m actually still hoping \u200che \u2063shows up,\u201d \u200cPence \u2064said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/full-statement-on-trump-declining-to-participate-in-fox-news-google-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skipped<\/a> one of \u200dthe Republican Party\u2019s presidential debates during his historic 2016 campaign after Fox News refused his request\u2062 to remove then-Fox News\u2062 host \u200cMegyn Kelly as moderator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she\u2019s very biased and I don\u2019t think she can \u200btreat me fairly,\u201d he said. Kelly \u200dhad previously asked him about his derogatory\u200b comments about women.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS News\u2062 survey Trump cited in his announcement was the latest in a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bad-news-desantis-ron-now-tied-surprise-candidate-2nd-place-gop-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polls<\/a> showing his strong lead in the\u200d Republican primary race.<\/p>\n<p>The former\u200d <a title=\"A Third Trump Campaign Looks Increasingly Likely\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-third-trump-campaign-looks-increasingly-likely\/\">president leads<\/a> the No. 2 candidate, Florida \u2064Gov. Ron DeSantis, by nearly 41 points in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics polling average<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you think Trump should debate?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>Completing this poll entitles you to The \u200dWestern Journal news updates \u200dfree of charge. You may opt out \u200dat anytime. \u2063You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%;\">\n<p>Yes: 0% (0 Votes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<p>No: 100% \u200c(1 Votes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It remains to\u2063 be seen what\u200c kind of audience this \u200dweek\u2019s Republican debate without Trump will garner.<\/p>\n<p>Still,\u2062 the former president is planning an\u2063 alternative media\u2063 appearance \u200dduring the same timeframe as the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will appear in an online interview with conservative media personality Tucker Carlson during the contest,\u200c according to \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-debate-tucker-carlson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was\u200c unknown Monday morning just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/20\/us\/politics\/republican-candidates-first-debate-fox-news-milwaukee.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how many\u2064 candidates<\/a> will be on stage Wednesday in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-makes-final-decision-debates-not-just-first-one\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Trump Makes Final Decision on All Debates &#8211; Not Just \u200dthe First One<\/a> appeared\u200d first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">The \u200dWestern \u2064Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not be participating in the 2024 Republican Party debates, including the upcoming one on Wednesday. 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