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Trump says he will skip Monday's Fox News debate
Politico ^ | March 16, 2016 | Eliza Collins

Posted on 03/16/2016 7:16:07 AM PDT by Kaslin

'I think it's enough,' Trump says about the primetime debates.

Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will not participate in Monday's Fox News debate, and will instead speak at a conference of the pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC.

The Republican frontrunner was asked on "Fox & Friends" whether he planned to attend the debate in Utah, and said he couldn't because he made other plans.

“Nobody told me about debates. As you saw I thought the last debate on CNN was the last debate," Trump said on Wednesday morning.

“I’m doing a major speech in front of a very important group of people that night," Trump said, adding that it had been "scheduled a while ago."

"I think it's enough," he added, about the dozen debates the Republican candidates have participated in so far.

Trump's comments come after he scored a big win on Florida on Tuesday night, knocking Marco Rubio out of the race. But he failed to clinch Ohio, potentially setting the GOP on the path for a brokered convention, with Ted Cruz and John Kasich still vying for the nomination.

The real estate mogul has been flirting for days with skipping the upcoming debate, which the Republican National Committee had set on Feb. 20. Trump had called last Thursday's debate hosted by CNN "a really nice way to finish off the debate season" and said he was not aware of other upcoming showdowns.

While it's not clear if Trump can reach the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination, he has called on the GOP to unite behind him so that he can take on Hillary Clinton in the general election.

This wouldn't be the first time Trump has skipped a debate. He boycotted the Fox News showdown in Iowa in January, following a feud with Fox News host Megyn Kelly, and subsequently lost the state to Cruz. Trump later said that skipping the debate could have cost him the win.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016elections; 2016presdebates; aipac; donaldtrump; donaldtrump2016
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To: Kaslin
fireworks photo: FireworksVariety5 FireworksVariety5.gif Finally: GTH Uniparty!
81 posted on 03/16/2016 9:14:34 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: kagnew

Just read on FreeRepublic that K-sick is refusing to attend the next debate on Monday if Trump won’t be there....Well there goes the big bucks for Fox News. It will be interesting as to how Fox News responds to the loss of money.


82 posted on 03/16/2016 9:20:54 AM PDT by kagnew
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To: Kaslin

I guess it’s time for a Debate Ratings Contest.


83 posted on 03/16/2016 9:23:48 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (There is nothing Democratic about the Democrat Party. (Or the GOPe))
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To: LostInBayport

There were debates?
News to me.
All I saw was “I’m gonna getcha sucka!” moderator ambushes plus some “your dick is small” cheap trailer park trash talk unworthy of a dog catcher nominee, let alone any higher office.
Waste of time to watch.


84 posted on 03/16/2016 9:31:34 AM PDT by OldArmy52 (The question is not whether Obama ever lies, but whether he ever tells the truth.)
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To: Eddie01

Please don’t tell me we would have to listen to the arrogant, insufferably smug, elitist M.Kelly play “gotcha” again.


85 posted on 03/16/2016 9:34:24 AM PDT by OldArmy52 (The question is not whether Obama ever lies, but whether he ever tells the truth.)
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To: Kaslin

The so-called ‘debates’ are nothing more than game shows which are being manipulated by the ruling class country club elites, in a bid to control the electoral process.

F ‘em.


86 posted on 03/16/2016 10:08:28 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Kaslin

Good decision.


87 posted on 03/16/2016 10:30:18 AM PDT by Gator113 (~~Go Trump, GO!!~~ Just livin' life my way. Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright.)
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To: kagnew

I think I just read the Utah debate has been canceled.


:)GOP presidential debate in SLC canceled


SALT LAKE CITY — Monday’s GOP presidential debate scheduled here in Utah been canceled, FOX 13 News has confirmed.

The debate followed Donald Trump’s announcement on “FOX & Friends” that he would not be appearing at the Salt Lake City debate. Instead, he said he would be appearing at a pro-Israel group’s event on Monday night. Trump dropping out led John Kasich to indicate he would not be appearing at Monday’s debate.

88 posted on 03/16/2016 10:34:00 AM PDT by onyx (You're here posting, so sign-up to DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: kagnew
Cruz can show up, brag about being the only one brave enough to face Kelly, and then Kelly can rip him a new azzhole. Or, they can have Romney debate Cruz.
89 posted on 03/16/2016 10:35:09 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: Vermont Lt
If they cancel the debate, it will indicate that Donald is the defacto winner and “only reason” to have the debate. It will also prove that these Debates have been put in place just to pump up the ads.

Debate cancelled. You were proven right.

90 posted on 03/16/2016 10:42:09 AM PDT by CedarDave (Marco Rubio: the "Chameleon Candidate" - Changes positions faster than the reptile changes colors)
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To: Kaslin

With Megyn the bimbo as moderator, cannot blame him.


91 posted on 03/16/2016 11:51:30 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Ted Cruz was the man!)
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