{"id":2138455,"date":"2024-01-02T13:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T18:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-tells-trump-to-show-up-to-cnn-debate-after-he-announces-dueling-event\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T13:56:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T18:56:36","slug":"haley-tells-trump-to-show-up-to-cnn-debate-after-he-announces-dueling-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-tells-trump-to-show-up-to-cnn-debate-after-he-announces-dueling-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Haley urges Trump to attend CNN debate despite his own event"},"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\">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%2Fhaley-tells-trump-to-show-up-to-cnn-debate-after-he-announces-dueling-event%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=2138455&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 U.S. Ambassador Urges Trump to Join CNN Debate<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;With only three candidates qualifying, it\u2019s time for Donald Trump to show up,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>said former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the debate stage continues to shrink,\u2064 it\u2019s getting harder for Donald Trump to hide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Trump Counters with Fox News Town Hall<\/h3>\n<p>On Tuesday, \u200cTrump, Haley, and Gov. \u200cRon DeSantis (R-FL) were the only candidates who qualified for CNN&#8217;s debate. However,\u200c Trump, known for skipping primary debates in the past, was not expected to participate in the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pocahontas-if-i-had-a-penis-id-be-president\/\" title=\"Pocahontas: If I \u2018Had a Penis\u2019 I\u2019d Be President\">pre-caucus event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier\u200b in the\u200d day, Fox News announced a town hall with Trump on Jan. 10, the same day as\u200c the CNN debate. The \u200ctown hall, moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, will air\u200c at 9 p.m., \u200bdirectly competing with the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s statement calling on Trump to join the\u2062 debate \u200ccame shortly after this news broke.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Haley&#8217;s request, Trump&#8217;s campaign pointed \u2063to the announcement of \u2063his Fox News event, indicating that he is unlikely to change his plans.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s campaign also responded to Trump&#8217;s decision, taunting\u200c him by suggesting adding seats to \u200bthe debate for his comfort.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We understand Donald Trump is\u2063 scared to get on the stage because he&#8217;d have to finally explain why he didn&#8217;t build the wall, added nearly $8 trillion to the debt,\u200b and turned the country\u2063 over to Fauci,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>said DeSantis Communications Director Andrew Romeo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But even Gavin Newsom had the courage to stand on \u2064the stage to debate his\u200d own failed record against Ron DeSantis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it would\u2063 make the debate more inviting, we \u2064would gladly \u2063agree to make it a seated format where the former president would be more comfortable,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>he continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis confirmed \u2064his intention \u2062to participate shortly after CNN&#8217;s announcement, \u2064while Haley initially held off. Her campaign emphasized her desire to debate before Iowa, specifically with Trump present. Despite wanting to challenge Trump, \u200dHaley confirmed her participation\u200c in the debate without the\u200d promise of the former president&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure was \u200bon for Haley, as DeSantis&#8217;s \u200dcampaign claimed she hadn&#8217;t confirmed her participation due to her loss in the last RNC debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;After\u2062 that loss, it is no wonder \u200dwhy Haley has failed to\u200d confirm she will join Ron DeSantis on the debate stage in Iowa and New Hampshire next month,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>said \u2062DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin \u200din December.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What does President Trump&#8217;s decision to schedule a Fox News\u200c Town Hall at\u200d the same time as the CNN \u2062debate \u2062reveal about his media strategy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rlier in the\u200d week, former \u200bAmbassador Haley publicly urged\u200c the current \u200bPresident, Donald \u2062Trump, to participate in the CNN debate. With only three candidates qualifying for the event, Haley argued that\u2063 it was time for Trump to show up and face the\u2064 tough questions.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release, Haley stated, &#8220;As the debate stage \u200ccontinues to shrink, it&#8217;s getting harder \u2064for \u2064Donald Trump to hide.&#8221; Her statement strongly implies that the President has\u200c been \u200bavoiding debates and using various tactics to\u2063 evade tough questioning. The former Ambassador&#8217;s call for him to \u2062join the debate was seen by many as a challenge to his leadership\u200b and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump responded to Haley&#8217;s plea by announcing a Fox News\u2062 Town Hall scheduled to take place\u200c at \u200dthe same time as the CNN debate. Trump&#8217;s decision to counter Haley&#8217;s call for \u200chim to\u200c join the event\u200c offers insight into his \u200dpreferred media outlets and his strategy for engaging with the public.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has a long history\u200c of bypassing debates and \u200cpublic forums during his political career. This\u200b strategy worked for him during the primaries in 2016, as he focused on media appearances and rallies rather than participating in traditional debates. However, as President, his avoidance of public debates has drawn criticism from \u200cboth opponents\u200c and supporters alike.<\/p>\n<p>Some argue that \u2064Trump&#8217;s refusal to participate in debates shows a lack of accountability and transparency. They argue that debates offer voters the opportunity to hear candidates\u2064 discuss complex issues and respond \u2062to challenging \u200dquestions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/archeologists-discover-3-shipwrecks-in-treacherous-mediterranean-reef\/\" title=\"Archaeologists find 3 shipwrecks in dangerous Mediterranean reef.\">providing valuable insight<\/a> into their decision-making abilities.\u200d By avoiding debates,\u200c Trump is \u2063seen as\u200b undermining the\u200c democratic process \u200band evading scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, believe that Trump&#8217;s strategy\u200d of bypassing debates allows him to maintain control over his message \u2062and avoid potential \u2062pitfalls. They argue that debates often devolve into heated exchanges and personal attacks, distracting from the substantive issues at\u200c hand. Trump&#8217;s preference for rallies\u200d and media appearances allows him to \u2063communicate directly with his supporters and control the narrative.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-governor-abbott-endorses-trump\/\" title=\"Texas Governor Abbott Endorses Trump\">2020 presidential election draws nearer<\/a>, the\u2063 pressure for \u2063Trump to engage in debates and \u2064public forums will only intensify. The debates offer a crucial platform for candidates to showcase their policies and plans for\u2063 the American people. It is \u200cessential that \u200cvoters have the opportunity to\u200c witness Trump defend his record and\u200d articulate his vision for the future.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, whether Trump will ultimately participate in the CNN debate remains uncertain.\u2062 His \u200ddecision to counter Haley&#8217;s call with a Fox News Town Hall demonstrates his preference for specific media outlets.\u2062 As the race for\u200d the \u200bWhite House\u2063 continues, \u200dit is crucial to consider the significance of debates and\u200c public forums in the democratic \u200dprocess. The \u2063American people deserve\u2062 a \u2063fair and open discussion of the issues that \u200baffect their lives, and it is up to the candidates, including Trump, to \u2063rise to this challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley urged Donald Trump to join CNN&#8217;s Iowa Republican debate, following his decision to hold a simultaneous event on Fox News. Haley emphasized the need for Trump&#8217;s presence, as only three candidates have qualified for the debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2138456,"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-2138455","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\/2138455","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=2138455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2138456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2138455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2138455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}