Last night, Glenn Beck took to Twitter saying he believed Trump would NOT debate Cruz one-on-one.
So, it turns out Beck was right. Trump announced that he has another event scheduled and will not be attending the Fox News debate, but I think we all know the real reason.
POLITICO – Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will not participate in Monday’s Fox News debate, and will instead speak at AIPAC.
“I’m doing a major speech in front of a very important group of people that night,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends.”
He added that the Republican candidates have had enough primetime debates. “I think it’s enough,” he said.
Do you think Trump’s telling the truth, or is this just an excuse to avoid debating Ted Cruz one-on-one? Tell us your thoughts!
UPDATE: Fox News has cancelled the debate after Trump’s withdrawal.
Fox News’ Executive Vice President issued the following statement:
“On Feb. 20, the Republican National Committee announced that a GOP presidential primary debate would be held on March 21 in Salt Lake City. They offered that debate to Fox News Channel to host, provided there were enough candidates actively campaigning. This morning, Donald Trump announced he would not be participating in the debate. Shortly afterward, John Kasich’s campaign announced that without Trump at the debate, Kasich would not participate. Ted Cruz has expressed a willingness to debate Trump or Kasich — or both. But obviously, there needs to be more than one participant. So the Salt Lake City debate is cancelled.”
