{"id":2007536,"date":"2023-08-21T21:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-have-mixed-reactions-to-trump-refusing-to-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T21:40:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:40:41","slug":"conservatives-have-mixed-reactions-to-trump-refusing-to-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-have-mixed-reactions-to-trump-refusing-to-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives divided over Trump&#8217;s debate refusal."},"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\">12<\/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%2Fconservatives-have-mixed-reactions-to-trump-refusing-to-debate%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=2007536&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> \u200c Faces Mixed Reactions\u200d After Opting Out of \u2064Primary Debates<\/h2>\n<p>Conservatives have been buzzing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-protestant-adoption-agency-in-u-s-opens-to-lgbtq-couples\/\" title=\"Largest Protestant Adoption Agency In U.S. Opens To LGBTQ Couples\">mixed reactions<\/a>\u200b since former\u2063 President Donald Trump announced that he will\u200c not be participating\u2062 in the Republican\u2062 Party&#8217;s primary debates. Trump&#8217;s decision has sparked a lively debate among his \u200dsupporters and critics alike.<\/p>\n<p>Trump justified his\u200c choice by pointing to a recent CBS News poll that showed him leading with 62% support, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis trailed behind at 16%.\u2064 With such a commanding lead, Trump argued that he didn&#8217;t see the need to participate in the debates, stating, &#8220;I WILL\u2062 THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE \u200cDEBATES!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the same\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-of-americans-disapprove-of-how-biden-is-handling-the-southern-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority Of Americans Disapprove Of How Biden Is Handling The Southern Border Crisis\">poll revealed<\/a> that 73% of likely Republican primary voters believe that \u2062Trump should indeed participate in the debates. This finding has fueled criticism from his\u2064 rivals, who argue that every\u2062 candidate has a responsibility to earn\u200b voters&#8217; support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeSantis on Trump being too afraid to\u2063 debate: &#8220;Everybody has a responsibility to earn people&#8217;s votes. NOBODY is entitled to anything in \u200cthis world, less of all the\u2063 Republican nomination for president.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RYCNM9Hram\">pic.twitter.com\/RYCNM9Hram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DeSantis War Room \ud83d\udc0a (@DeSantisWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeSantisWarRoom\/status\/1693708437333414155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie also \u200ccriticized Trump for his decision, calling it disrespectful to the Republican Party and its voters. Christie emphasized that \u200bif a candidate qualifies \u2062for the debate stage,\u200b they should show up and make their \u200dcase.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s choice to skip the debates has garnered support\u200b from some of his followers. Political commentator Jack Posobiec suggested that Trump should challenge President Biden\u200d to a debate instead. Meanwhile, Fox News contributor\u200b Leo Terrell celebrated Trump&#8217;s decision, declaring, &#8220;Official Announcement: Trump will NOT\u2064 debate \u200dJV Squad!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump\u200d has faced backlash from conservatives, including those who have previously supported him. Political commentator Tomi Lahren \u2064criticized his decision, stating that he needs to address his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, \u2063his \u200creliance\u2063 on Dr.\u2064 Fauci, and his promotion of vaccines.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cop out. He has to answer \u200dfor his handling of Covid, anointing Lord Fauci and pushing vax.\u2064 He had a phenomenal presidency but the last 7 months \u200cof it are still up for \u2064questioning&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5jZnJs9Nco\">https:\/\/t.co\/5jZnJs9Nco<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomiLahren\/status\/1693385981104173214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the debate rages\u2062 on, influential Iowa media personality Steve Deace raised an interesting point, suggesting that \u2063Trump&#8217;s lawyers may be advising him against participating in the debates due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-have-mixed-reactions-to-trump-refusing-to-debate\/\" title=\"Conservatives divided over Trump's debate refusal.\">legal risks involved<\/a>. Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino also noted\u200d that Trump&#8217;s decision could be seen as risky, as it \u2062allows his opponents to \u200chighlight perceived failures \u2064during his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator Stephen L.\u200b Miller speculated \u200babout \u200dthe future, imagining the reaction if \u200dPresident Biden were to skip debates in the future.\u200d Miller\u2062 concluded, &#8220;Of course he&#8217;s not going to a <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>.\u200b He wouldn&#8217;t\u2062 even debate Anthony Fauci.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to skip Republican primary debates drew varied responses from conservatives. Trump justified his choice by referring to a CBS News poll, which indicated his support at 62%, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at 16% and other candidates in single digits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2007537,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2007536","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\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}