Eight candidates have been confirmed to qualify -- but Trump isn't going.
It's official: Eight candidates will be on stage at Wednesday's Republican presidential primary debate.The leading 2024 Republican presidential candidates are set to face off in a series of debates -- the first of which is Wednesday night in Milwaukee, airing on Fox News starting at 9 p.m. EDT.
Here's what to know about the first Republican presidential primary debate and the debates coming later in the election season.The two-hour debate will air on Fox News and anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will moderate it. They are: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
The GOP front-runner will instead release a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News over the weekend.
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