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Ted Cruz has been challenging Donald Trump to debate him, one-on-one, for months. Today, Trump agreed. Or not. The Texas senator employed the trolling meme — in which a video is interrupted by a clip of one-hit wonder Rick Astley singing his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up" (a gag commonly referred to as "Rickrolling") — as his way of informing the viewer that there would be no showdown.

Ted Cruz on Wednesday mocked Donald Trump for bowing out of a debate next week in Salt Lake City, and the Texas senator vowed to call out the GOP front-runner at a gathering of a major pro-Israel lobby group next week. Trump said earlier in the day that he would not participate in the Fox News debate in Utah on Monday, and John Kasich quickly said that he wouldn't attend if Trump didn't. Later on Wednesday, Fox News formally canceled the event. Trump said he would use his time instead on Monday to address a conference hosted by the American...

Just now on Fox and Friends, Trump says he was not consulted about any new debate. It was not scheduled, the debates were completed, and he has an important commitment that night. Says there's been enough. "How many times can the same people ask the same questions." Trump is already scheduled will not attend that night.

Taunting Donald Trump for being “afraid of Megyn Kelly,” Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is comparing Trump to the second-most famous Donald: Donald Duck. Cruz, who earlier Tuesday challenged Trump to a one-on-one debate, is petitioning supporters to sign on for a face-off between the two leading GOP contenders. “If Donald Trump is afraid of Megyn Kelly, then Ted Cruz is willing to debate ‘Ducking Donald’ one-on-one,” Cruz’s campaign wrote on its website. “Ted Cruz is willing to stand up defend his record, anytime, any place. Why isn't Ducking Donald?”