Citing “Legendary” 46 Point Polling Lead, Trump Makes it Official: “I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!”–Plural
President Trump made it official Sunday evening, he will not be participating in the Republican presidential debates. Trump cited the latest poll, one released Sunday by CBS News/YouGov that has him up by 46 points above his nearest rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Trump added, “The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had.”
While Trump did not confirm in the statement an interview with Tucker Carlson to counter the debate Wednesday, ABC News reported he has already taped an interview as counter-programming.
The first GOP debate is scheduled for Wednesday night at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and will hosted by the Fox News Channel. The second debate is scheduled for September 27 at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,
