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politics and politicians Title: After Trump pulls out, Fox News cancels Republican debate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Republican presidential debate scheduled for next week in Utah has been canceled, host Fox News said on Wednesday, after party front-runner Donald Trump told the network he would not participate. Trump, who has clashed with Fox News throughout his campaign, told the network in an interview on Wednesday he would not appear at the event, scheduled for Monday, because he thought the Republicans had "had enough debates." Ohio Governor John Kasich said afterward he would also skip the debate unless Trump changed his mind and decided to come. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, the third remaining Republican candidate seeking the party's nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, criticized Trump on Twitter, calling him #DuckingDonald and urging his supporters to tell Trump to attend. "He's scared to debate," Cruz said in an interview on Fox News. "He's afraid of being challenged." Fox News, part of the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) broadcast media and entertainment company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, earlier this week announced the debate, to be held in Salt Lake City, its latest in the primary season. Utah holds its presidential primary next Tuesday. "Ted Cruz has expressed a willingness to debate Trump or Kasich - or both. But obviously, there needs to be more than one participant," Fox News Channel’s executive vice president of news, Michael Clemente, said in a statement. "So the Salt Lake City debate is canceled." After the cancellation, Trump posted on Twitter that he would make a "big speech" the night of the debate, "but I wish everyone well." Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 6. [Article] "Ted Cruz has expressed a willingness to debate Trump or Kasich - or both. But obviously, there needs to be more than one participant," Fox News Channel’s executive vice president of news, Michael Clemente, said in a statement. "So the Salt Lake City debate is canceled." The title should accurately reflect that the debate was canceled after Kasich declined to debate Cruz heads up, thereby leaving only Cruz willing to go on. Kasich turned down a couple of hours of free airtime rather than debate Cruz heads up.
#6. To: nolu chan (#5) Kasich turned down a couple of hours of free airtime Why bother when the RINOs are going to try and install him at the convention? It's completely understandable why (D-)rumpf doesn't want to face Cruz. What's he going to do when Putin calls him out?
Replies to Comment # 6. Maybe Cruz should debate Me-Gyn.
#15. To: VxH, hondo68 (#6) (Edited) Why bother when the RINOs are going to try and install him at the convention? I know but we'll never let you rinos do that with the GOPe buttboy cruz. GO TRUMP
#17. To: VxH (#6) What's he going to do when Putin calls him out? International leaders don't debate each other in front of voters. They negotiate in secret. Trump's move here is wise: he is reducing the risk to himself of a bad debate performance, and denying Cruz the opportunity to express himself to the public for a good portion of two hours. Cruz excels at debates. Trump, therefore, has opted to deprive Cruz of the free press and the opportunity to excel. And Trump has won the point, because Kasich played along. Which means that there are TWO politicians who pulled out, so it's not just Trump. This is strategic behavior, and it's smart. It reduces Trump's risk and reduces Cruz's ability to get his message out. That's how Trump is going to deal with Putin: intelligently and strategically.
#32. To: VxH (#6) Why bother when the RINOs are going to try and install him at the convention? The Kasich campaign will die from lack of oxygen if he fears debating Cruz or saying anything but memorized crap about mailman that is not news. He will get no coverage.
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