‘NO!’ Trump Signals He Will Refuse to Partake in Republican Debates:

[txradioguy]

There is no sense in debating who the moderators should be because it doesn’t matter.

Bottom line… Trump does not want to be ask any questions that would seriously challenge him. At his rallies, his followers just listen to what he has to say, and clap without question. He wouldn’t have that luxury on a debate stage. When his supporters here refuse to answer any questions, there’s not
a price to pay. He can’t do that on a debate stage, and thats what worries him

He has a history of becoming very hostile, many times personal, whenever he’s challenged. Think Megyn Kelly and Carly Fiorina.

Nikki Haley is acting more manly, and adult, than Donald Trump

He doesn't want to have to answer for Hilary not being locked up...Obamacare still being in place and profligate spending.

[catfish1957]

There is no sense in debating who the moderators should be because it doesn’t matter.

Bottom line… Trump does not want to be ask any questions that would seriously challenge him.

At some point Trump has to answer the  question around the asinine Freedom Cities, and how they will be funded.  GOP voters deserve that, no matter what. 

[corbe]

   Ronna is probably asking all debate participants to support the eventual GOP nominee and not run 3rd party.  That is something Trump is not willing to do.

[catfish1957]

   Ronna is probably asking all debate participants to support the eventual GOP nominee and not run 3rd party.  That is something Trump is not willing to do.

At that's the rub.  I'd bet money Trump would declare 3rd party if he is not granted the nomination.  I really think he needs to be cornered on that matter early on in the debates to establish something that he values so greatly......"Loyalty"

[Kamaji]

At that's the rub.  I'd bet money Trump would declare 3rd party if he is not granted the nomination.  I really think he needs to be cornered on that matter early on in the debates to establish something that he values so greatly......"Loyalty"

Loyalty is a one-way street for Trump.  He won't show an ounce of loyalty to anyone else, no matter how much loyalty that person has shown him.

[corbe]

Ronna McDaniel predicts Trump won’t boycott GOP debates: 'He did very well' in 2016

by Ryan King, Breaking Politics Reporter 
April 26, 2023 11:20 AM

Former President Donald Trump will participate in the GOP presidential debates despite bashing them publicly, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel predicted.

"I think he'll do it. President Trump never shies away from a debate, and he did very well on the debate stage in 2020 as well as 2016," McDaniel told Fox and Friends on Wednesday.

"He does. ... He skipped ours in 2016," co-host Brian Kilmeade interjected.

"He did. He skipped one. But you know, he was on the center of the debate stage in 2016, and he never left it, so we'll see what happens. But we are talking to the campaigns and the candidates," McDaniel replied.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/ronna-mcdaniel-predicts-trump-wont-boycott-debates

   He also refused Cruz's mano-mano debate offer, Lincoln~Douglas style.

[GrouchoTex]

An article in American Thinker posed the thought that Trump may debate, and saying no now as a negotiation tactic.
A way to get better moderators, venues, format, etc...
Guess we shall see....

[catfish1957]

An article in American Thinker posed the thought that Trump may debate, and saying no now as a negotiation tactic.
A way to get better moderators, venues, format, etc...
Guess we shall see....

Agree.  Trump can only lose by not defending himself.

[LMAO]

At some point Trump has to answer the  question around the asinine Freedom Cities, and how they will be funded.  GOP voters deserve that, no matter what.

Not just that but his baby bonuses and all of his spending, including his absolute refusal to address the entitlement time bomb

For a guy who can’t wait to expose Ron DeSantis record, he sure is working overtime to keep him out of the primary. Because he knows record debt cannot beat record surplus

[roamer_1]

Not just that but his baby bonuses and all of his spending, including his absolute refusal to address the entitlement time bomb

For a guy who can’t wait to expose Ron DeSantis record, he sure is working overtime to keep him out of the primary. Because he knows record debt cannot beat record surplus

That is what is close to the truth... The only way to pull off any con is to control the narrative. Carefully. Debates offer one 'gotcha' after another, right in front of everybody, with precious little time to spin (or un-spin) anything.

The thing that matters here in determining his motive is that in part his complaint is legit - because the press is sure to spin the questions and control the narrative too - One pile of bullshit against another, in a microcosm of every social media style-tag on display... and nothing to do with truth.

[roamer_1]

An article in American Thinker posed the thought that Trump may debate, and saying no now as a negotiation tactic.
A way to get better moderators, venues, format, etc...
Guess we shall see....

That is a fair thought - though the debate teams have a reasonable input into the venue anyway. The 'how it goes down' is part of participation agreements.

[LMAO]

I think choosing debate moderators for the general election is critical. Biased moderators can help swing an election simply by what questions they choose to ask or not ask.  And generally, the moderators chose by the Commission on Presidential Debates lean left and end up screwing over the Republican.  I remember the 2012 debate between Romney and Obama where Candy Crowley openly took Obama's side regarding the attack on the consulate in Benghazi.

However, these aren't the general election debates run by the CPD.  These are the primary debates run by the RNC, the chairman of whom is someone Trump likes and supports. So the idea that the people organizing the debates are out to destroy Trump is ridiculous.

I remember that from 2012. She had no business injecting herself in that debate and to top it off, she discovered that Romney was right

Bring the front runner, Trump should expect that the other candidates will target him more aggressively. Been that way for as far back as I remember

In summary, Trump is being a baby, here

[LMAO]

We get it @LMAO you don't like Trump.

It’s not a matter of liking or not liking. I don’t know him personally to judge. I know someone who company did security for him in Florida I think before his 2016 run and said he was decent to them. But, I find him very thin skinned

But, the dominant reason why he’s not my cup of tea is I favor a more limited federal government and some budgetary discipline and Trump fails immensely on both.

Is RDS the right candidate? Maybe. His record in Congress suggests he would be far superior to Trump on fiscal matters and entitlements. But I want the ability and the right to hear what a DeSantis administration would look like without Trump’s rants in the background

[sneakypete]

BIG mistake.

[sneakypete]

If the RNC moves forward with their selected moderators, I'd look for Trump to challenge his nearest competitor to a series of Lincoln-Douglas style debates ----

@Right_in_Virginia

That would work.

He knows that if he agrees to general debates put on my corporate tv that he will be rat packed by the moderator as well as the other candidates.

Still,he needs to participate in them,and just respond to any  attacks on him with  short sentences outlining the hypocrisy  of the moderator and the other candidates.

[sneakypete]

If you stop "early voting" and mandate photo ID for 2024, Donald Trump could run as 3rd Party Independent and win in a rout.

YOU know it!  I know it!

Don't understand why nobody is talking about it [bold] now.

@DCPatriot

Nobody  is talking about it because they want this to happen,and that IS EXACTLY what could very well happen.

There is more than money at stake here,there is also generational privilege at risk of being lost by "power families".

[libertybele]

Ronna McDaniel predicts Trump won’t boycott GOP debates: 'He did very well' in 2016

by Ryan King, Breaking Politics Reporter 
April 26, 2023 11:20 AM

Former President Donald Trump will participate in the GOP presidential debates despite bashing them publicly, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel predicted.

"I think he'll do it. President Trump never shies away from a debate, and he did very well on the debate stage in 2020 as well as 2016," McDaniel told Fox and Friends on Wednesday.

"He does. ... He skipped ours in 2016," co-host Brian Kilmeade interjected.

"He did. He skipped one. But you know, he was on the center of the debate stage in 2016, and he never left it, so we'll see what happens. But we are talking to the campaigns and the candidates," McDaniel replied.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/ronna-mcdaniel-predicts-trump-wont-boycott-debates

   He also refused Cruz's mano-mano debate offer, Lincoln~Douglas style.

Cruz would have demolished him and Trump knew it.

[sneakypete]

Cruz would have demolished him and Trump knew it.

@libertybele

Ted Cruz is probably the smartest man in the US Senate,but he is NOT going to run for president because he doesn't want the "homo thing" to be made public,and he KNOWS he would be outed if he ran.

[roamer_1]

Donald Trump could run as 3rd Party Independent and win in a rout.

YOU know it!  I know it!

I don't believe that at all @DCPatriot . He is very divisive in the Republicans alone. He is outright hated by Democrats. And independents, if polls can be believed, don't go for him either.

So all he can serve as in a third party is as a spoiler, splitting the right even further, and causing the Democrats to win it in a walk.

[roamer_1]

@libertybele

Ted Cruz is probably the smartest man in the US Senate,but he is NOT going to run for president because he doesn't want the "homo thing" to be made public,and he KNOWS he would be outed if he ran.

Bullshit.

[libertybele]

@libertybele

Ted Cruz is probably the smartest man in the US Senate,but he is NOT going to run for president because he doesn't want the "homo thing" to be made public,and he KNOWS he would be outed if he ran.

Homo thing ???? Do you just make up crappola as you go along???

I made no mention of Cruz running against Trump again.  In fact Cruz made comment quite awhile ago that if Trump ran he would not oppose him.

Yes, we all know the Orange man is rude.

[DB]

LOL... Like Trump won't show up to an opportunity to go on national TV... He's ego won't let him skip that. All the noise about it is just noise.

[Sighlass]

@libertybele

Ted Cruz is probably the smartest man in the US Senate,but he is NOT going to run for president because he doesn't want the "homo thing" to be made public,and he KNOWS he would be outed if he ran.

Page taken from the liberal's handbook, repeat a lie enough that someone stupid will believe it. There is a reason nobody here gives this bullshoe credence. 

[Fishrrman]

In a Republican primary "debate", Mr. Trump would be "everyone else's target". The debate's theme -- and it's ONLY theme -- would be attacking him.

Folks pretty much either know right now whether or not they want Mr. Trump to run again.

I do.

Don' need no "debates"...

(What we DO need is a debate as to who would make the best vice-presidential candidate. Might be Mr. Rand. Might be Mr. Ramaswamy. Might even be Mr. Carlson...)

[sneakypete]

Bullshit.

@roamer_1

Really?

Then why hasn't he ran before?

Maybe you could ask his "condo roomie"?