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A split field and a very MAGA primary electorate have vindicated Trump’s decision not to participate.

The Trump campaign called on the Republican National Committee to cancel the “boring and inconsequential" debates.

A top adviser to former President Trump’s 2024 campaign argued Wednesday that the GOP should “end” the primary debates to focus attention on defeating President Biden. Chris LaCivita, who is also a Republican strategist, said in a tweet toward the end of the second Republican presidential debate that it was “as boring and inconsequential as…

Former President Trump blasted his GOP primary rivals for “running for a job” Wednesday, suggesting none of them are qualified to be his vice president. “We’re competing with the job candidates, they’re all running for a job,” he said during his speech in Michigan amid the United Auto Workers strike Wednesday night. “No, they’re all…

“The RNC should immediately put an end to any further primary debates ...” said Trump campaign advisor Chris LaCivita.

Wednesday's debate ended with none of the 7 hopefuls anywhere closer to piercing Trump's commanding lead.

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley joined her 2024 rivals in blasting former President Trump for choosing to skip the first two primary debates. “You can’t win if you’re absent,” Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, said Thursday on Fox News. “I think that, you know, he’s got a lot of questions to answer to.”…

“These debates just aren’t big-time TV,” says one ad buyer.

The Florida Republican Party will no longer require candidates to sign a loyalty pledge to qualify for the party’s 2024 primary ballot, seen as a major win for former President Trump. The pledge would have bound candidates to support the eventual GOP nominee. Trump has refused similar pledges, including those required for primary debates, citing…

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies fought to keep the loyalty oath