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Donald Trump 's campaign is calling on the Republican National Committee to cancel all remaining presidential primary debates, saying the RNC must instead “refocus its manpower” on defeating Joe Biden next year. In a statement late Monday, top Trump advisers also repeated debunked falsehoods about election fraud, claiming without evidence that Democrats are working to steal the 2024 election. Trump has maintained that the 2020 election was stolen, despite multiple legal cases, investigations and his own attorney general finding no fraud. In their statement, senior campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita say the November debate in Miami and all future debates should be canceled. The former president and front-runner for the GOP nomination has skipped the first two debates — as several of his rivals attacked him for not attending — and said he wouldn’t participate in the future.

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☆ After skipping the first two, Trump's campaign calls on the RNC to cancel 'all future debates'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's campaign called on the Republican National Committee to halt future GOP primary debates. Trump has already skipped the first two Republican primary debates in recent months. Despite his absence, he's still the leading GOP presidential candidate. AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter choosing to skip this election cycle's first two, former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is pressing the Republican National Committee to cancel all of its remaining scheduled presidential primary debates. AdvertisementAdvertisementThough he has a history of missing out on debates, Trump far and away remains the GOP's leading presidential candidate in polling by a large margin.

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☆ Trump will not attend next GOP debate, campaign says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Katherine Doyle | Katherine Doyle Is A White House Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump will skip the third Republican debate, once again snubbing his rivals as he holds a commanding lead in the polls for the GOP nomination. “He isn’t going,” Chris LaCivita, a Trump campaign senior adviser, confirmed to NBC News on Thursday. The next debate will be held in Miami on Nov. 8, a short drive from Trump’s Florida residence. Republican hopefuls debated without Trump for a second time on Wednesday night, with several candidates stepping up their attacks on the former president. Trump told the Daily Caller in an interview published Thursday that he would not attend the third debate and indicated Republicans should rally around him, declaring there is “not going to be a breakout candidate.”

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Chris LaCivita, LaCivita, Trump, Tucker Carlson, Joe Biden, ” Organizations: Republican, GOP, Trump, NBC, Twitter, Republican National Committee, Daily Locations: Miami, Trump’s Florida, Michigan

☆ It's clear Trump played the debates perfectly, and by avoiding them entirely he's turned them into a pointless spectacle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump made the right decision by skipping the GOP primary debates. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Now, one of his senior advisors is calling for the Republican National Committee to cancel any future debates. Now, it looks clear that by staying away Trump deprived the debates of the spectacle that surrounds him. Chris Christie quipped the debate that Trump would be known as "Donald Duck" if he continued to skip out.

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In the post-debate polling, Mr. Trump gained more support than any of the candidates who did appear on the stage. Since then, as his legal cases play out in the courts, Mr. Trump has grown more extreme, and violent, in his rhetoric. It remains to be seen whether the second debate will persuade top donors still on the sidelines to consolidate behind an alternative to Mr. Trump. Rather than attending the debate, Mr. Trump will appear with union workers in Detroit. A bad night, or just an invisible night, for Mr. Scott would dim hopes of a resurgence.

Persons: Trump, Mark Milley, “, Scott, Haley, Ramaswamy, Tim Scott Organizations: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Republican National, bickered, Reagan Locations: America, Israel, Iowa, Detroit, Milwaukee

☆ Time running out for Trump's Republican 2024 rivals as they face off in second debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a 2024 presidential election campaign event at Sportsman Boats in Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. September 25, 2023. Seven Republican candidates will be on stage for the debate that begins at 9 p.m. Trump's Republican rivals need to change the trajectory with less than four months until voting begins in Iowa, which holds the first Republican nominating contest, the strategists say. DEBATE IS 'MAKE-OR-BREAK' FOR DESANTISMancuso said this week's debate was especially important for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Once the clear second-place candidate behind Trump, DeSantis has floundered, and some other candidates have closed the gap with him in recent polls.

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☆ When is the second Republican debate and will Trump attend?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 26 - Seven Republican candidates will take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. FEWER CANDIDATES - AND NO TRUMP AGAINThe qualifying rules for the second debate are more stringent than the first last month, when eight candidates were on stage in Milwaukee. As he did in August, Trump will hold a rival event at the same time as the debate. Once the clear second-place candidate behind Trump, DeSantis' campaign has floundered as some other candidates closed the gap with him in recent polls. After Ramaswamy's pugnacious performance in the August debate, expect to see more attacks on him and his lack of experience, especially by Haley and Pence, both of whom had strong outings last month.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Jonathan Ernst, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Milwaukee . Long, Asa Hutchinson, Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott of, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, DESANTIS, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy's, Haley, Pence, Scott, TRUMP, BIDEN, Christie, Biden, Hunter Biden, Tim Reid, Costas Pitas, Ross Colvin, Jonathan Oatis, Christian Schmollinger, Susan Heavey Organizations: Florida Governor, Republican, Family Research, REUTERS, Foundation & Institute, Republican National Committee, Fox Business Network, Univision, United Auto Workers, UAW, Trump, South Carolina, New, North Dakota, DeSantis, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, California, Detroit, autoworkers, Wisconsin, Simi Valley , California, Los Angeles, U.S, Milwaukee ., Arkansas, Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, North, Arizona, Nevada

☆ How to Watch the Second Republican Presidential Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The second debate of the Republican presidential primary is on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern time. The debate, sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and hosted by Fox Business Network, will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.Where can I watch it? Fox Business Network will broadcast the debate. The debate will be broadcast simultaneously on Fox News, with programming starting at 8:30 p.m. Fox Nation, the channel’s streaming network, will carry it as well. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas failed to meet the increased requirements for the second debate, which demanded 50,000 individual donors (up from 40,000) and 3 percent in a minimum of two national polls accepted by the R.N.C.

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☆ Democrats plan to track and corner Republican 2024 candidates on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. September 20, 2023. Democrats are hoping to exploit what they see as a structural weakness for Republicans in battleground states in 2024: any Republican candidate who criticizes Trump risks losing the party's Trump-loving voter base. But they believe any Republican who doesn't condemn Trump risks losing more moderate Republicans and independent voters they need to beat a Democrat. Republican party officials say Democrats' time would be better spent worrying about their own presidential candidate Joe Biden's popularity. "The amount of damage Trump has done to the Republican Party in the suburbs is extraordinary.

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Washington CNN —In her new book “Enough,” former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson paints the closing days of the Trump White House as even more chaotic and lawless than she previously disclosed in her shocking televised testimony last summer. “We killed Herman Cain,” Meadows told Hutchinson and asked for his wife’s phone number. Unlike White House communications director Alyssa Farah, who resigned on December 3, 2020, or deputy White House press secretary Sarah Matthews, who left on January 6, 2021, Hutchinson remained. In the summer of 2017, Trump’s first year in office, Hutchinson was an intern in Sen. Ted Cruz’s office. It turns out, Hutchinson writes, that she coordinated with Farah, who is now a CNN political commentator, telling her everything she knew.

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By comparison, its closest mainstream cousin, the Google-owned video service YouTube, has billions of monthly logged-in users, a spokesperson said. In an emailed response, they said the leaderboard rankings are generated from the most liked recent videos on the site. However, YouTube, unlike Rumble, has said it will continue to remove content that tries to deceive voters in the 2024 elections. The RNC said it was taken down to direct users to the debate livestream and avoid confusing viewers with multiple videos. Other comments on his recent videos told Trump to “execute” Democrats and suggested that someone should “build a lot of gallows.”Rumble said it removed those comments in response to AP's inquiry.

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The field for the second Republican presidential debate will be smaller than the first. Seven candidates have qualified for Wednesday night's debate at Ronald Reagan's presidential library in California, the Republican National Committee said, confirming that former Arkansas Gov. Republican support for him nationally has slipped substantially from its high point earlier this year. The only Republican woman on stage — and in the field — Haley experienced a fundraising bounce after her performance in the first debate. Trump has said he does not want to elevate his lower-polling opponents by participating in a debate against them.

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Republican candidates are gearing up for the second GOP presidential debate, as they look to chip away at former President Donald Trump’s comfortable lead with less than four months before the first nominating contest. After a raucous first debate in Milwaukie last month, the candidates are set to return to the debate stage for a two-hour event at 9 p.m. To qualify for the second debate, a candidate must poll at least 3% in two national polls or 3% in one national poll and one poll from an early state poll in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina, according to rules set by the Republican National Committee. In addition to the polling and fundraising requirements, the candidates must also have taken a loyalty pledge in order to participate in the debate, which all eight candidates who participated in the first debate completed. With that pledge, which has been somewhat controversial among the candidates, GOP presidential hopefuls must sign a statement that they will support the eventual Republican nominee.

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☆ Stage set for second GOP debate. Here’s who’s on it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The 2024 GOP presidential debate stage is shrinking after the Republican National Committee announced late Monday that seven candidates are set to participate in the second debate – down one from their first clash. Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 GOP nomination, is skipping the event. To qualify for the second debate, GOP candidates had to register at least 3% in two national polls or one national poll and two polls from separate early voting states – Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina or Nevada. Ramaswamy was a dominant figure at the first debate, engaging in memorable clashes with Pence, Christie and Haley.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden, Trump, it’s, I’m, ” Trump, Biden, Haley, Pence, Christie, Scott, Ramaswamy, Hutchinson, “ We’re, ”, we’re, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, “ Tim, Jimmy Carter, NBC’s “, ” Christie –, –, “, ” Christie, James Uthmeier, ” Uthmeier, ” Ramaswamy Organizations: CNN, Republican National Committee, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, North Dakota Gov, Former Arkansas Gov, Republican, Fox Business Network, Univision, Ronald Reagan Presidential, Michigan, GOP, Trump, NBC News, The Washington Post, ABC News, NBC, ABC, Pence, RNC, United Nations, Fox Business, Press, Fox News Locations: South Carolina, New Jersey, Simi Valley , California, Michigan –, Summerville , South Carolina, Detroit, Michigan, Simi, DeSantis, – Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Iowa, Ukraine, Reagan, ”, Florida

The third Republican presidential debate will be held in Miami on Nov. 8, a day after several states hold off-year elections, and candidates will be facing the most stringent requirements yet to take part. Details of the gathering come as the broad GOP field prepares for a second primary debate without their current front-runner. The requirements for the third debate will be more challenging to meet than the second. Scott, who was second from the right edge of the stage for the first GOP debate last month, has proposed the RNC change how it orders the candidates for next week's debate. "We look forward to hosting another fair and transparent debate stage in Simi Valley.” ___Associated Press writers Michelle L. Price in New York and Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix contributed to this report.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, Scott, Ronna McDaniel, Scott's, Michelle L, Price, Jonathan J, Cooper, ___ Meg Kinnard Organizations: Republican National, Ronald Reagan Presidential, RNC, White, North Dakota Gov, Arkansas Gov, GOP, Associated Press Locations: Miami, Michigan, Simi Valley , California, — Iowa, New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina, Iowa, Simi Valley, New York, Phoenix

☆ Ronna McDaniel Gets the Trump Treatment - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just ask Ronna McDaniel. The chair of the Republican National Committee, McDaniel is responsible for its presidential primary debates, including the one next week at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Trump is skipping it. Dismissing her wishes, ignoring her entreaties, he has made other arrangements, just as he did in August, when he jilted McDaniel and pointedly took a pass on the first Republican primary debate, in Milwaukee. When Trump snubs you, he snubs you in neon. That’s why she went by Ronna Romney McDaniel until Trump came along and his contempt for Uncle Mitt complicated the luster of that middle name.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ronna McDaniel, She’s, McDaniel, Ronald Reagan, jilted McDaniel, that’s, Trump, —, Tucker Carlson, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, George Romney, Mitt Romney, Romney, Ronna Romney McDaniel, Uncle Mitt Organizations: Republican National Committee, Ronald Reagan Presidential, Trump, United Auto Workers Locations: Simi Valley, Calif, Milwaukee, Detroit, Michigan

☆ Donald Trump's Republican rivals need to take him on at second debate, moderator says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

President Trump has a commanding and seemingly very enduring lead. Trump, who leads his nearest rival for the Republican presidential nomination by some 40 percentage points in opinion polls, is skipping the second debate, just as he did the first one in Wisconsin last month. Perino, a co-moderator of the Sept. 27 debate, said none of Trump's rivals managed to alter the dynamic of the nominating race in that first debate. With voting in the nominating contest starting in Iowa in January, Trump's Republican rivals are running out of time to halt his march to becoming the Republican standard-bearer, despite his myriad legal troubles. Reporting by Tim Reid in Los Angeles; editing by Ross Colvin; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ When is the second Republican primary debate and who is in it?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The empty debate stage awaits the arrival of the candidates before the start of the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - At least six Republican candidates will take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Sept. 27 in California. FEWER CANDIDATES - AND LIKELY NO TRUMP AGAINThe qualifying rules for the second debate are more stringent than the first, when eight candidates were on stage in Milwaukee. Once the clear second-place candidate behind Trump, DeSantis' campaign has floundered as some other candidates closed the gap with him in recent polls. After Ramaswamy's pugnacious performance in the August debate, expect to see more attacks on him and his lack of experience, especially by Haley and Pence, both of whom had strong outings last month.

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DeSantis Ramaswamy Haley DeSantis Ramaswamy Haley Pence Christie Scott Who Has Qualified for the Second Republican Presidential Debate? Pence Christie ScottAt least six candidates appear to have made the cut so far for the second Republican presidential debate on Sept. 27. Mr. Trump is the only candidate whose filings from July show he has already surpassed the donor requirements to attend the second debate. To determine whether candidates have met the polling thresholds, The Times analyzed Republican primary polls collected by FiveThirtyEight. Polling will ultimately be verified by the R.N.C., which is expected to announce the lineup within days of the second debate.

Persons: DeSantis Ramaswamy Haley DeSantis Ramaswamy Haley Pence Christie Scott Who, Pence Christie Scott, Donald J, Trump, Perry Johnson Organizations: Second Republican, Republican National Committee, Republican, New York Times, Times Locations: Michigan

☆ Google to require disclosures of AI content in political ads
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Starting in November, Google will require political advertisements to prominently disclose when they feature synthetic content — such as images generated by artificial intelligence — the tech giant announced this week. Political ads that feature synthetic content that “inauthentically represents real or realistic-looking people or events” must include a “clear and conspicuous” disclosure for viewers who might see the ad, Google said Wednesday in a blog post. The rule, an addition to the company’s political content policy that covers Google and YouTube, will apply to image, video and audio content. In its policy update, Google said it will require disclosures on ads using synthetic content in a way that could mislead users. The Federal Election Commission has also been exploring how to regulate AI in political ads.

Persons: Ron DeSantis ’, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Biden Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, YouTube, Florida Gov, Republican National Committee, RNC, CNN, Commission Locations: New York, United States, Washington ,

Those charges center around a voting system breach in Coffee County, Georgia, a rural, Republican district that voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020. Willis’ indictment describes the breach, and Powell’s alleged involvement, as central to the broader conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. Powell has also been identified by CNN as one of Trump’s un-indicted co-conspirators listed in Smith’s federal election indictment. New details about Smith’s ongoing investigation indicate federal prosecutors are scrutinizing a series of voting breaches following the 2020 election that state investigators have been probing for more than a year. Network of operativesIn addition, special counsel prosecutors have also heard from other witnesses about efforts to breach voting equipment in other states.

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☆ Abortion rights center stage in Democrats’ 2024 US election campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Abortion rights demonstrators rally to mark the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2023. It is part of a larger push by women's, reproductive rights and Democratic groups to put abortion rights at the heart of the 2024 campaign and attack anti-abortion measures on local ballots around the country. Midterm exit polls showed that a bump in young voters, and especially women, helped Democrats, and women voters swinging from Trump helped deliver the White House to Biden in 2020. No Dem Left Behind, a political action committee, started training activists this week to reach across the aisle on abortion rights. Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), told Fox News she was happy to see Republican candidates discussing abortion ahead of the 2024 election.

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Another has an ally in Congress vowing to support his legal defense. On Thursday, Trump’s legal team formally asked a judge to sever his case from his co-defendants who want a speedy trial, according to court filings. The prospect of a costly legal defense has prompted some defendants to find other ways to raise money. Paying the legal bills of his co-defendants in Georgia could help the former president keep them all unified as they fight the Fulton County charges. None of the defendants has pleaded guilty, but it is common for criminal defendants facing mounting legal bills to end their cases without the time-consuming costs of a trial.

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☆ Abortion rights at heart of Democrats’ 2024 US election campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It is part of a larger push by women's, reproductive rights and Democratic groups to put abortion rights at the heart of the 2024 campaign and attack anti-abortion measures on local ballots around the country. Biden campaign officials, the Democratic National Committee and rights groups told Reuters that abortion rights stopped an expected "red wave" Republican takeover of the Senate in 2022, and they believe it will draw more Democrats and some independent and Republican voters to Biden in 2024. No Dem Left Behind, a political action committee, started training activists this week to reach across the aisle on abortion rights. Americans' support for abortion rights is nuanced, however. Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, told Fox News she was happy to see Republican candidates discussing abortion ahead of the 2024 election.

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One of those cases, a civil trial in New York, threatens to cripple the former president's company, the Trump Organization . James is seeking $250 million in damages in the civil case. In July, the U.S. Department of Justice dropped a nearly three-year effort to protect Trump from civil liability in the suit. In May, three of Trump's children, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump, were dismissed as defendants from the case after Kaplan proposed that move. The payments were made shortly before the 2016 presidential election, in which Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

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