Trump Expected To Skip First GOP Primary Debates

The New York Times reports:

The leading Republican candidate for president, Donald J. Trump, is likely to skip at least one of the first two debates of the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest, according to five people who have discussed the matter with the former president.

Last month, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, announced that Fox News would host the first G.O.P. primary debate in Milwaukee in August. The second debate will be held in Southern California at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

In private comments to aides and confidants in recent weeks, Mr. Trump has made it clear that he does not want to breathe life into his Republican challengers by sharing the stage with them.

Read the full article. The linked report basically confirms this weekend’s comments from Trump’s spokesliar, who said that debates are a waste of time because “everybody knows he [Trump] would win.”