With the debate field whittled down from eight candidates in August to now just three, Haley and DeSantis urged Trump to attend. “With only three candidates qualifying, it’s time for Donald Trump to show up,” said Haley in a statement after CNN’s announcement. In August, he skipped a debate hosted by Baier and MacCallum to sit down for an interview with former Fox host Tucker Carlson. The former president is also expected to skip CNN’s debate in New Hampshire later this month, a campaign advisor told reporters last month. Trump, who currently holds a runaway lead in the polls, told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt he would debate another Republican candidate “if it’s very close.”“I would debate that Republican, yeah.

Source: CNN January 02, 2024 19:09 UTC