To prove that he can take it and give it back even better than his attacker? To show he is the better man with the superior grasp of the issues and eloquent enough to overcome any opponent? Trump is supposed to be all those things, isn't he?
There are THREE moderators for the debate and also THREE ONCE SECRET BLOGGERS to be used to hit Trump between the eyes. And then there was the pathetic, stupid TWEETS from the higher ups at FNC. Not another candidate got that kind of treatment. "FAIR & BALANCED"...hell no!
And then through into the mix, that BLOODY KELLY has been saying for at least a week, that she is gunning for him; NOBODY ELSE...JUST TRUMP.
If he showed up, he would just look STUPID and Trump isn't stupid. Perhaps YOU are, though.