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 AMFormer 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.