It’s still a little too early to predict the attack angle that Fox News Corp is constructing against Donald Trump for their announced control over the August 2023 presidential debate; however, the one thing we are certain of is the attack itself.
You might not remember how CTH accurately predicted the attack by Megyn Kelly and the specific angle of using sexism during the August 2015 debate. That accurate prediction was an assembly of datapoints including Kelly’s lead in television appearances; the fact that FOX’s vice-president of political content, Bill Sammon, was in charge of the debate format; the fact that Rupert Murdoch was promoting Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio; and the fact that Bill Sammon’s daughter, Brooke Sammon, was the communications director for the Rubio campaign. The prediction was accurate, and Megyn Kelly did exactly what Rupert Murdoch paid her to do.
By the time the second Fox News debate came around in Feb 2016, candidate Trump just ignored it and held a rally instead. This is the context for another round of Republican presidential debates, and the intent of Fox News and the RNC to support it, once again. Fox and the RNC have once again agreed to an August 2023 debate – President Trump leading by 30 to 40 points in the polls, has not. [SEE VIDEO] WATCH:
The second debate is scheduled for the Ronald Reagan Library, an ideological opposition group to the interests of MAGA. As noted by the New York Times, “The chairman of the library’s board of trustees, Frederick J. Ryan Jr., also serves as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, a fact that Mr. Trump regularly brings up.”
The Ronald Reagan library venue is as establishment Republican as it gets. The America First agenda would find more support at the George W. Bush ranch in Texas. The board members of the Ron Reagan library hate Donald Trump and have never invited him there to speak. For President Trump, that venue is a non-starter.
We all know what both GOPe institutions holding and broadcasting Republican debates are going to attempt against President Trump. Which explains why President Trump has agreed to a CNN townhall event. Even with the pre-planted audience questions and attendees designed to undermine Donald Trump, at least facing the enemy on their turf he knows what to expect.
[New York Times] […] For Mr. Trump, denying his low-polling rivals access to a massive television audience is part of his calculations in potentially skipping the debates, according to the people who have discussed the matter with him. In 2015, Fox News drew an audience of 24 million for the first primary debate of the 2016 campaign. It was, at the time, the biggest viewership for a nonsports event in cable television history.
“In his mind there’s not enough candidates who are polling close enough to him,” said a person familiar with Mr. Trump’s thinking, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations with the former president. “And that if he does a debate this early with candidates who are polling in the single digits, there’s no upside for him.”
Another motivation for Mr. Trump is revenge: The former president has a history with the two institutions hosting the first two Republican candidate debates.
Mr. Trump has told advisers that the second debate is a nonstarter for him because it will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The chairman of the library’s board of trustees, Frederick J. Ryan Jr., also serves as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, a fact that Mr. Trump regularly brings up.
Mr. Trump is also sour that the Reagan library has invited numerous other leading Republicans to speak at its events over the past two years, including his presidential rival Mr. DeSantis, but has never extended an invitation to Mr. Trump, according to two people familiar with his thinking.
The library started a speakers series in 2021 called “Time for Choosing,” and invitees have included Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina; Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador; and, more recently, Mr. DeSantis. A spokesperson for the library said no former president has been included in the series.
One reason Mr. Trump may skip the first debate is its timing — he believes it’s too early, and has told aides he does not want to debate in August. Another reason is the host, Fox News. (read more)
Whether he does or whether he doesn’t, the big picture remains clear.
The Republican Party apparatus will attempt to use their leverage within the GOPe debates to weaken Donald Trump and enhance Ron DeSantis.
Screw the “debates”.
I agree. The Dems have already stated that they are not doing “debates.” So why should we???
This is why Republicans and Conservatives should not be donating any money to the RNC Platforms or candidates!! It is Corrupt as hell! Rona McDaniels is a loser but was voted in by the Establishment. Kevin McCarthy is still supporting the Ukraines Money laundering scheme with our tax payer dollars. I never trusted him from the beginning! He is the Establishment!
Ronna was reelected by representatives from each State plus the territories Republican parties.
State R party leadership, Executive committees, Chairs, etc. are elected by registered Republican party voters, that attend State and county conventions.
Did you know your State R party HAS a convention?
Did you know they have elections, every TWO YEARS, where registered Republicans have the opportunity to run, and to vote for, State party leadership positions?
And, did you know that in every State, in YOUR State, the party leadership is corrupt?
Well, you know now, the question is, now that you know,….
WHAT are you gonna DO with that knowledge?
you are a prolific poster but you can take that condescending tone and shove it up your butt
Most of us know Dutchman well enough that we interpret it as he was challenging everyone who reads it to now do something.
Two posters here have been specifically cited by Sundance in the past year… Dutchman and Regitiger.
Check the mirror!!!
Ima gonna vote Trump why do you ask ?
Yup. We give billions to Ukraine for bullets then supply the bullets free so Ukrn can kick the cash back to corrupt US pols and corps. Nice work if you can get it.
I have long said MAGA, which rose from the ashes of the tea party, was like that earlier effort, primarily an attack on Establishment Rebublicans, rather than on Dems.
Attack and disable the R wing of the Uniparty bird, and it can not fly.
And, from the escalator ride on, Candidate and President Donald Trump has been primarily and foremost a threat TO the Republican establishment.
And in defending themselves against him, they have REVEALED themselves, such that no Republican voter can not clearly SEE the unbridgeable division between MAGA and the RNC.
So, “Mission Accomplished” as we now see the circumstances for a complete break unfold.
IMHO, its inevitable at this point.
Bingo!
I’ve been saying for a year or more that Trump should ignore debate invitations and hold large televised rallies AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.
And I don’t just mean hold a rally at the same time. I mean LEAD voters away from the debates as a means to attack and destroy Fox News and any other network. They’re the enemy. Treat them as such.
It’s time we cut the head off the chicken and stomp it into the ground.
No mercy. This is war.
At the Debate Rallies have debate playing and President Trump in a slot answering also and bantering. Classic.
I think he should mock the questioners. Ignore what the puppets on stage say, and focus on the frauds asking the eGOP questions. People need help deconstructing how the media is fake. It’s all lies.
“Here’s what that question actually means. Here’s how you’re supposed to answer it to pretend you’re a “constitutional conservative”, and here’s why that question is designed to help democrats win and attack you. Bonus: here’s how the GOP betrays you despite whatever the puppet on stage answers.”
I LIKE IT HOKKODA!
There are soon going to be many Trump rallies, all of which will be carried on Newsmax. So Fox is going to see their audience dwindle even more in the months ahead. The rallies will have pre-programming of an hour or more on Newsmax, and will lead into other Newsmax shows following the rallies.
Just as Tucker was the lightening rod for Jesse Waters before his show and Hannity after it, so too will the Trump rallies bring greater audiences to Newsmax both before and after the rallies.
Why waste money on debates and primaries? PDJT is inincumbent Republican nominee! Should save money for election infrastructure and general election if they really wanted to do ! But I guess that is not the RNC plan as the base would want it to be!
Debating is not necessary and provides nothing not already known. Katie Hobbs has proven that.
Envelopes matter, not debates.
Bingo!
President Trump should ignore Debate,
We know what we need to have in POTUS. Trump knows what to do. Debate what?
I respect submit that FoxNews will be delighted he is not there, so they can trash him the entire time un-challenged – but the reason I support POTUS not participating is primarily to deny FoxNews his ‘draw’ appeal…its well past time to actively boycott these vipers.
However, I do wonder if he is giving CNN a chance to treat hm fairly, as unlikely at that might seem. We will see.
Even if they do not, it is a chance for him to be seen by an audience above his base ‘like viewers of Charlemagne the God’ after they have seen the past 2 year disaster of Biden!
Nope. Bad idea. The entire construct of the debates is a complete farce. He should hold massive competing televised rallies and use that time to just eviscerate the Government Party.
This election is not about persuasion. It is about collecting more ballots than Democrats.
Without DJT’s participation every single one of those “candidates” will be seen for the kewpies they are. Empty friggin’ bought and paid for suits…stuffed shirts…high paid high achieving yes-men. If Trump is onstage with them, they think they can keep the spot off themselves by trash-talking Trump. That old dog don’t hunt no more. Mitch is feelin’ the big one. Trump ate everybody’s lunch. Even the Democrats know Trump is the duly elected President. The only way politics as usual goes on from here is like Chairman Mao sez: “At the point of a rifle…”
Trash all they want. Who will be watching? I’ll be watching his rally along with Tucker…
Yep. But Presid3nt Trump will dominate as all topics will be around President Trump!
Not if there are zero viewers…
The irony is astonishing. They hated Reagan. They hated the California crew. They loathed them just as much as they loathe Trump, they just fear Trump more.
Reagan was MAGA before Trump defined and brilliantly branded it. Were Reagan living today, he would be one of MAGA’s biggest cheerleaders.
When Frank Zappa coined the phrase “Weasles rip my flesh,” little big shot Boner Ryan, Pierre Delecto, Holy Pence and Stiff McConnell were just the kind of weasels he was writing about.
Zappa was dialed in.
President Trump’s record in office speaks for itself. He’s head and shoulders above this pack of RINOS and CONservatives. I don’t care where Lame Nikki, Establishment Tim, Judas Pence, and Robot Ron DeSwampis stand on the issues because we all know who STANDS behind them and they ain’t friends of MAGA!
President Trump should schedule his own debate. Invite all the other candidates. Let Tucker moderate. Or Joe Rogan, or Glenn Greenwald. Or Russell Brand. Or Elon Musk. Live stream it on Twitter
Hmmmm…interesting idea. I like it!
This will be a new era and terrific idea! All the corporate media will crash!
Similar to Epoch times debate but I don’t know how well that went.
love the idea ! make the msm OBSOLETE
Is Elon still all thing DeSantis?
Brilliant.
Faux and the Cabal have a real problem…no Trump, no debates. Who wants to watch a bunch of neoconservatives out-anti-woke each other…the debates are dead before they have time to do the promos.
Faux news knows that without the Bad Orange Man their debate will be a snooze-fest. PDJT just needs to do interviews that allow him to speak for more than a stupid soundbite. We have complicated issues to deal with. He needs to be able to dig deep into the issues.
Bad Orange man no show—
No oxygen left in room—
Last one to exit turn out the lights…. 💡
Good night…💤
“….the debates are dead before they have time to do the promos.”
optimal outcome!👍🏻
With the latest Rasmussen poll asked to compare a Trump/ DeSantis ticket against Biden /Harris ticket there are now more deceptive questions than before. Since Desanctimonious is sinking are they now promoting DeSantis for VP as they see the writing on the wall? What does this mean to you? I don’t want RDS anywhere near president Trump! But thinking trying to push it now as they did with Reagan picking Bush senior as VP. And we all know how that turned out when Bush became president, he was no Reagan!
I don’t think the potus and v-potus candidates can be from the same state– FL.
Here is an explanation:
There are many misconceptions about the rules of a president choosing their running mate. There’s no law or regulation against a president and vice president of the United States being from the same state. The reason why some people mistakenly believe such a prohibition exists comes down to a particular aspect of the Electoral College system laid out in Article II of the U.S. Constitution.
Article II states: “The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.”
Under the original system, electors did not distinguish between candidates for the nation’s top two offices; the candidate with the most votes became president, while the runner-up became vice president. The 12th Amendment, adopted in 1804 after two chaotic elections, mandated that electors cast separate ballots for president and vice president. However, the rule preventing an elector from voting for two people from his home state remained in effect under the new system.
In most elections, this quirk in the system wouldn’t even matter. In 2008, Barack Obama could have chosen a running mate from his home state of Illinois in either 2008 or 2012 with no adverse effect; the same goes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 or ’84, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Bill Clinton in 1992 or ‘96.
But if an election turns out to be particularly close, the rule could potentially come into play. It almost did in the notoriously contentious election of 2000. When Texas Gov. George W. Bush chose Dick Cheney as his running mate on the Republican ticket, Cheney had been living and voting and paying taxes for five years in Texas.
Shortly before the election, however, Cheney obtained a Wyoming driver’s license and put his Dallas home on the market. (He had a vacation home in Wyoming, which is the state he had formerly represented in the U.S. Congress.) Good thing for him he did: The Bush-Cheney ticket ended up winning with 271 electoral votes—just a slim five-vote margin—over Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, a total they certainly wouldn’t have hit without Texas’ 32 votes.
You are making the mistake, of thinking how you, and most other honest, law abiding, and ethical people would behave in a similar situation…
That’s by convention; no rule against both being from the same state.
Not to mention Reagan was shot by a man whose family has deep ties to the GOPe.
President Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis both reside in Florida. I don’t believe the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates should be from the same state.
Sorry Kare508, I didn’t scroll down to see your post.
Doesn’t matter.
I think the split between PDJT and the RNC will be finalised, well before the question of his running mate comes up.
That said, I don’t see any common ground for agreement; PDJT wiuld have to be a Very Special kind of IDIOT to accept any name the RNC would push, and therecis no concievable way the RNC would agree to anyone PDJT would want.
And be clear; in there bylaws, the RNC retains VETO power, over any VP “choice”. If they say “NO”, PDJT can NOT run, as “the Republican party nominee” with a VP choice they do not agree on.
And PDJT’s VP choice has just announced she will be headlining or keynote speaker, at CPAC Hungary.
Just as RDS’s cross country book tour, followed by World tour telegraphed his “ambitions for higher office” one has to ask,…
What is a litigant, currently fighting in Court to overturn her stolen election for Gov of Az., doing speaking at CPAC in HUNGARY?
“Trump in a skirt”, lol.
And NO WAY the RNC would EVER agree to having her be PDJT’s running mate.
Why is RHonda in japan last week when he has a state to run ? Dutchman you have stupid questions about a mythical running mate and here whereabouts when you need to wonder why Rhonda lied to his voters ,travels the world while pretending not to run with all the backing of the RINOs
Before you toss the word “stupid” at a beloved poster – and there are many here – please know that Sundance and Dutchman and others have been discussing your questions for months…and they were answered.
So what happens? If the “polls” are true then DJT is in the catbird seat. Do RNC and Big Corp Media have the pull to bury that fact? What happens if they try?
They can be from the same sate but forfeit the states electoral votes .
That’s why Dick Cheney moved his residence to Wyoming from Texas so he could run as VP under Bush. 12th Amendment requires both to be from different states. Where’s Ron going to move to if he is still Governor and wants to to be VP? Trump will stay put. Interesting conundrum.
You read 12A wrong, read it again.
Can’t do that as both TRUMP and DeSantis reside in Florida, but that would never stop an ESTABLISHED politician from the DNC or GOP, like with 0bama and Teddy Bear Cruz and Soccer Balls.
Could you imagine if Trump held rallies that live-streamed any debates that he could then dismantle any falsehoods the panels claim…that would be so epic.
That’s a brilliant idea!
He should do serious sit downs one on one with serious people ONLY. Take questions from the folks at the same time. Never do FOX, no matter what. They need him (ratings) more than he needs them. That video of him sharing pizza with Joe Blow did more than any debate could do.
That video made my day!!! Thank you Meme Makers!
They say never punch down. All these others are not contenders. I think no debates. Rallies.
In Arizona, so-called Governor Katie Hobbs refused to debate Kari Lake so there is precedent. Why make money for FOX or the networks. Live rallies and videos on tv.
Robson, Kari Lakes RINO primary opponent, ALSO refused to debate her.
Actually, Nationwide in nearly ALL campaigns in 2022, where a MAGA Candidate was running, their opponents refused to debate, with FEW exceptions due to special circumstances.
Fetterman HAD to debate, due to obvious concerns after his stroke.
And, Osserwhatever debated Walker as well, but that was also a special situation, and they didn’t expect Walker to do as well as he did.
The RNC fully planned and guaranteed that Walker would ultimately lose, while insuring Kemp would handily win, hence the “special circumstance” there.
the meghan kelly thing never bothered me when she pulled that stunt. I really loved him from that moment on and I knew he would win. I hope he sent her flowers.
He should have said “check your tone before i give you the back of my hand beotch “.
President Trump would never say that for so many reasons, including A) he is not a physical abuser B) falling back to threats means one can’t win on the merits of one’s case, which President Trump could handily do C) powerful people don’t need to threaten which is the parlance of the weak
I think an interesting idea might be for one or more of the prominent online venues to host a debate between Trump and Kennedy; and no mainstream news invited.
Kennedy is gettin the same cold shoulder from the DNC, that PDJT is getting from the RNC, but thats no reason to think they are buds.
Its possible that IF RFK JR. gets real traction, despite the DNC’s best efforts, that he could actually pull SOME “Walk-aways” away from PDJT.
Those who consider themselves “conservative” “moderate” or “Kennedy Democrats” and have been horrified at what the party has become, since Bernie and AOC walked in and took over might flock to him.
So, RFK JR. COULD actually pull votes FROM PDJT even though I don’t think RFK JR. can be a SERIOUS candidate, since I don’t see the DNC as ever “getting behind” him.
That would be very serious and enlightening on the issues for viewers.
good questions and very in depth answers. No silly time limits.
Hurrah President Trump! Screw the RNC!
If this marks the end of “Presidential debates” in this country, good riddance.
I studied Debate, I PARTICIPATED in Debates, and we have NOTXhad a genuine debate for POTUS, since Nixon/Kennedy, and even that wasn’t totally authentically a debate.
2 minutes of canned blather, followed by 30 seconds of follow up, is NOT a “DEBATE” so good riddance.
The Uniparty does not WANT real debates, because as globalists, they can not defend ANY of their positions in a REAL debate.
I think we are simultaneously watching the demise of MSM,, along with the end of debates.
Again, good riddance.
“RNC Worried That President Trump May Not Provide Fox News Opportunity To Attack Him During August GOP Debate”
The title of this post alone deserves a commendation.
Beautiful.
In other news, SC Smith sat in on Pence’s Grand Jury testimony. Look for Smith to bring multiple charges against Trump, like it or not, reality sucks.
Let him do that but in the end we the people have the final say on if DC swamp lives . Any day we get fed up we can throw them out and go back to what the founders envisioned . and it sure as hell was not all the wealthy living around that money pit while they bust the country .
Why should President Trump subject himself to the slings and arrows when he would be much more productive having a rally? If he has a rally the same night the RNC and Fox host the debates, then he’ll have a lot more fun, and millions of us will be either with him or watching him.
We don’t need Fox or the RNC. I finished with them years ago.
This article’s headline is a perfect example of sundance’s insightful style of humor/sarcasm that is both funny and piercingly true.
Isn’t Sundance Great!!!😁😁
Trump doesn’t need to do debates. Just let every other candidate debate and they will weed themselves out. I’m 100% sure I’m voting for Trump!
Mark Mitchell of Rasmussen on Bannon’s War Room this morning…
“POLL: President Trump Hits Record High Favorability Ratings”
https://rumble.com/v2ltoyi-poll-president-trump-hits-record-high-favorability-ratings.html
Unfortunately, Trump/DeSanctus ticket… which I am NOT a fan of… boosts the numbers a bit for Trump.
Numbers take a small dip into the “Other” and “Not Sure”categories for Trump/Lake ticket, while Biden/Harris for the same matchup stay the same as for Trump/DeSanctus… I could certainly be wrong, but this tells me that Lake has not had enough national exposure beyond being ripped on Anderson Cooper and Morning Joe. I don’t think enough people know who she is, background, etc. and haven’t experienced the “Lake Effect”. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, IMO. She’s certainly charismatic, and could win over a lot of folks, especially riding on Trump’s favorability coattails.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/public_surveys/better_together_trump_desantis_ticket_would_beat_biden_harris
Toplines…
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/public_surveys/toplines_political_media_may_2_2023_open
Breakdown…
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/public_surveys/crosstabs_political_media_may_2_2023_open
The GOPe hates me, doesn’t want my vote … and they’re not gonna get it. Ever.
BINGO!
After recently announcing Kari Lake will be headlining, at CPAC HUNGARY, Kari Lake just announced the release of,…her NEW BOOK “Unafraid”.
And if you think this comment is “off-topic” well then you just haven’t been paying attention!
Of coarse, having put out a book, KL will just HAVE to do a national book tour,..to promote her book, of coarse (wink wink!).
“Haven’t I been sayin?!!”
Just to leave no doubt, the FULL title is;
Unafraid; Just Getting Started.
$35 with shipping, takeing advance orders now, due out in June.
Why should President Trump waste his time debating a bunch of phony frauds again …. Tump going down to their level would suggest Branden is President but Everybody already knows Branden Didnt Win. Yes, they all do in fact know this. That means Trump IS STILL YOUR PRESIDENT. Besides there is no matematical path to victory for anyone other then trump. Will have to rely solely on election fraud like Branden, Hobbs, Fetterman etc. did.
soooo ( ° ͜ʖ͡°)╭∩╮
*Trump
Hold a huge rally during the debates in a large metro area outskirts town. Present the plan to Make America Great Again spending 2-3 minutes on each segment, e.g., Border, Economy, Military, Inflation, Abortion on and on …why and how it will benefit the everyday American citizen… when done, show the audience the Democrat Plan with all their failures (2-3 minutes each) over the past two plus years with example stories… make arrangements for the rally to be on OAN, Newsmax, Rumble, Truth Social, and every social media platform possible across the U. S. – even AM Radio…
I bet the MSM ratings that evening will crater…
Sweet!
I wonder if Trump will debate if DeSantis is one of the debaters. If he doesn’t DeSantis will look good and he’ll look weak.
DeSantis will look like he is at the kiddie table. And as he is a horrible debater (remember his deer and headlights moment w Crist?), it would be fitting for him to self-crater with the other also-rans.
If DeSoros is indeed the UNparty’s chosen successor to MAGA, which no doubt he is, then I would expect all the other debaters to genuflect in his direction. Simultaneously they will pump up DeSoros and attack President Trump, whether or not he is in the room.
This is how the UNiparty operates. And the msm discussing the debate will pick up all the pre-approved talking points and aim them against Trump, as if he were in the same room and HAD just lost the debate.
Their debates are as contrived as their polls. ITS ALL THEATER TO CREATE A PLAUSIBLE NARRATIVE THAT EXPLAINS AWAY THEIR NEXT *STOLEN* ELECTION.
“DeSoros”! First time I have seen that, hilarious! And I promise you I will start using the moniker. Cause it fits.
Thanks Judith!
LOL
Have you ever seen him debate?
worse than Lil Narco the robot.
This is wartime. There’s no debates.
Do sitting presidents typically debate in primary? If he participates is that the gotcha “they” say he conceded?
President Trump just needs to say Why should I debate when everybody knows Biden didnt win and Im still your President.
Pretending otherwise is playing into the hands of the enemy.
Internal Revenue Service paramilitary?
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watchdog-irs-has-spent-10m-weapons-ammo-combat-gear-2020
My prediction: Attack will come from Hannity.
Thank God it appears Trump learned valuable lessons from the first go ‘round’. I think he’s a very smart man who won’t be fooled twice!
FoxNews is finished. The Murdochs’ goal is to turn it into another CNN (before crazy Zucker took it over the cliff). That is a left leaning globalist outlet but not so crazy as to be completely deranged. The Fox audience is leaving in droves.
He should not participate in any debates.
Why elevate these clowns?
Off topic… would it kill Tim Scott to get some braces? He looks like a clown. He’s the GOPe version of Fetterman.
What would be hilarious is that because he’ll be the front runner at that time, if Trump doesn’t show up, they’ll still end up talking about him for the whole debate. And they’ll be doing the usual sabre rattling to keep the neocons happy. However, the last rumble at the Reagan Library provided us with this iconic gem:
You ‘da man President Trump!
He shouldn’t. He should do his rally’s and ignore them completely…
Maybe they will bring Megyn Kelly in for another takedown. I heard that she became a multi millionaire the last time. Or perhaps creepy Chris Wallace will crawl out from the woodwork.
ROFLMAO!!!! I LOVE that vid!
Prov. 27:12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are punished.
Donald Trump did the job, was cheated out of the job, and has nothing else to prove.
What is there to debate?
He needs to move back in and overhaul what Crap Diaper in Chief’s “administration” has destroyed.
Hardly anybody may be watching Fox News by the time August rolls around based on the viewership plunge the network has seen in prime time by firing Carlson. I don’t think Trump needs to do debates in the Republican primary – his positions are fairly well-known, why take the bait of being beaten up on stage by all the RNC’s hired kamikaze kandidates in a rigged debate format?
I suspect that there is also an issue of court date appearances, where these lawsuits against Trump will be scheduled in such a way as to either impact his appearance in debates or, more importantly, impact the dates of his rallies.
I have voted RNC for decades as the lessor of evils. I do not care about any RNC debates. I care about our country and will vote for Trump only this coming election. The RNC should only rally around Trump because they all know he(we) got screwed in 20.
It was the RNC who screwed him!
And the RNC will screw him again with Fox News. They will change the poll numbers to make it close to bait Trump into their trap. Sad thing he will fall for it.
Uount note too that Meagain Kelly returning to the good graces of “-R”. Standing by “willing to help the country make the right decision”.
The lesser of two evils is still evil.
I would rather have an open enemy than a traitorous, false “friend.”