Donald Trump, a former US president, announced on Sunday that he will forego the next Republican primary debates, claiming his significant lead in polls as proof that people were already familiar with and favourable towards him in advance of the 2024 election.
Trump won’t take part in Republican debates: Trump has been indicating for months that he would probably skip the debate on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, claiming that it was pointless to give his competitors in the Republican Party a chance to refute him given his big lead in the national polls.
According to a CBS poll released on Sunday, he received 62% of Republican voters’ support, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis coming in at 16%. Less than 10% of voters backed each of the other candidates in the primary contest.
Trump stated on his social media app, Truth Social, “The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had.” “I won’t be participating in the debates as a result.”
When asked if the former president meant he wouldn’t be participating in any of the Republican debates, the Trump campaign did not immediately answer.
The New York Times reported that Trump engaged in a recorded conversation with former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, with the scheduled online release set for Wednesday. The platform where the Carlson interview will be published remains undisclosed.
Because Trump is not present in this week’s debate, rival candidates who aim to position themselves as the primary alternative to the departing president might focus their attention on targeting DeSantis. In the election of November 2024, the Republican nominee will face Joe Biden of the Democratic Party.
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According to Andrew Romeo, a spokesman for DeSantis’ campaign, the Florida governor was looking forward to speaking in Milwaukee about his plans to run for president.
“No one, not even Donald Trump, has a right to this nomination. On X, then known as Twitter, Romeo remarked, “You have to show up and earn it.
The most recent Reuters/Ipsos survey, released this month, reveals that Trump holds 47% of the Republican support nationwide, while DeSantis receives only 13%, marking a decrease of six percentage points from July. The remaining candidates scheduled to participate in the debate have all remained in the single digits.
Last week, authorities accused Trump in a fourth federal indictment of allegedly conspiring to overturn his loss to Biden in the 2020 presidential election, and he must voluntarily surrender in Fulton County, Georgia by Friday.