Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will center Wednesday's Republican debate stage among the six other candidates.
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket, Ivan Apfel/Getty ImagesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will center Wednesday’s Republican debate stage among the six other candidates, debate host Fox News announced Tuesday.
To Ramaswamy’s right, the lineup will be DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. Notably absent from the lineup is former President Donald Trump, who confirmed Sunday he would skip the GOP debate due to a huge polling lead. Trump is reportedlyRELATED: Exclusive — Trump: “Sort of Foolish” to Do 1st GOP Debate with Lead Since Fox News “Hostile Network”his nearest competitor, DeSantis, by 43 points, according to a Thursday poll by Fairleigh Dickenson University. DeSantis captured only 15 percent support.
Fox News, a network that has a contentious relationship with Trump, will host the debate at 9:00 p.m. EDT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.multiple Trump surrogates out of the “spin room.” The decision is allegedly in response to Trump’s decision to forgo the debate.candidate/campaigns,” a memo obtained by Axios said.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene , Matt Gaetz , Byron Donalds , and former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake plan to
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