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By jamesb
He REALLY ain’t gonna show…..
The Republican National Committee announced late Monday evening the eight candidates who were officially invited to participate in the first GOP presidential primary debate: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessperson Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Trump — the frontrunner for the nomination — announced over the weekend that he would skip the first debate, citing a recent national poll that showed him “leading the field by ‘legendary’ numbers.”
“I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!” he wrote on Sunday.
Wednesday’s showdown in Milwaukee, which will air on Fox News Channel at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, will likely draw far fewer eyeballs in Trump’s absence…..
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