August 21, (THEWILL) – Former US President, Donald Trump, has pulled out of the first Republican presidential primary debate scheduled for Wednesday, August 23.
Voting in the Republican primary election begins in the state of Iowa on January 15, 2024, but more debates are likely to be held
The first Republican presidential primary debate would be held on 23rd August, ahead of the party’s Presidential primary election set to kick off in Iowa on 15th January 2024.
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, the 77-year-old former President said one latest poll showed he had “legendary” numbers ahead of other hopefuls to be the party’s nominee for the 2024 election.
“The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had, with Energy Independence, Strong Borders & Military, Biggest EVER Tax & Regulation Cuts, No Inflation, Strongest Economy in History, & much more.
“I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!” he wrote.
In recent months, Trump had repeatedly suggested that he would not join the Republican debates.
He had highlighted polls that showed him to be ahead of the competition by “seemingly insurmountable numbers” and had expressed concern that the moderators and locations suggested for the debates would be “hostile” to him.
Donald Trump, America’s 45th president (2017-2021), has been criminally indicted four times and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024, as he runs again for the White House.
