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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 # 97. 1) Fox added this debate only last month.
#11. To: misterwhite, VxH, All (#10) 1) Fox added this debate only last month. 2) Trump had already promised to speak at the AIPAC conference. Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?
#12. To: SOSO (#11) "Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?" Yes. Are you saying he did?
#13. To: misterwhite (#12) "Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?" It appears that he did. Why do you say that he didn't?
#14. To: SOSO (#13) "It appears that he did." What makes you say that? Trump thought the CNN debate was the last one. Actually it was, until Fox decided last month to add another one. Trump had already scheduled the AIPAC speech. Nowhere did I read that Trump agreed to the date and agreed to debate. Just the opposite. Trump thought the debates accomplished nothing -- other than a ratings boost for the networks and endless commentary on who "won" with the best put-down of the other candidates. Tell me one thing you learned about any of the candidates in the last "debate" that you didn't know already.
#27. To: misterwhite (#14) "It appears that he did." Perhaps he didn't. I can't find anything on the web that says one way or another. But I find it strange that Fox would announce the debate without having an indication that the parties will attend.
#30. To: misterwhite, calcon, vicomte13, All (#27)
"The debate would clash with a “very important speech” he is due to give, Trump told ‘Fox and Friends’. The Republican front-runner is set to speak to the annual conference of the pro-Israel lobby group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an event he said “was scheduled a week ago.” This is dated March 16. One week ago is March 9. The debate was scheduled in Feb. He claims that on March 9 he did not know of the debate in Utah that was scheduled in March and scheduled another event. In other words Fox scheduled a debate in Utah for March 20 and hadn't told Trump about it by Match 9. That is too incredulous to believe. Trump again by his own words seems to be caught in a lie here.
#62. To: SOSO (#30) So you're telling me that constitutes a commitment to participate in the debate?
#69. To: misterwhite, All (#62) So you're telling me that constitutes a commitment to participate in the debate? I am telling you that Trump lied. But you have so hopelessly been conned by Trump that you have lost your ability to reason. There is no hop for Trump dupes.
#88. To: SOSO, misterwhite, All (#69) I am telling you that Trump lied. But you have so hopelessly been conned by Trump Trump didn't con him,he conned himself.
#90. To: sneakypete, misterwhite, vicomte13, All (#88) I am telling you that Trump lied. But you have so hopelessly been conned by Trump There is no hope for a Trump dupe. If it comes down to Hillary vs. Trump I will vote Trump. I have just had it with both parties and more so with the character of We The People. F*ck it all. Let's destroy this MF and remake it from the ground up. Let Trump destroy the REP party. Let Hillary and the DRats destroy what's left of the country. If we can't save the system or We The People from themselves then I want Trump to f*ck everything up for everybody. My wife and I will survive and live out the rest of our days relatively untouched by the impending corruption. I think that our daughter will likely do so as well but I am not all certain about my grandkids as I think they will be screwed over - they are white you know.
#94. To: SOSO (#90) ... but I am not all certain about my grandkids as I think they will be screwed over - they are white you know. Sorry about your luck, honky.
#97. To: Fred Mertz (#94) ... but I am not all certain about my grandkids as I think they will be screwed over - they are white you know. That's OK, I still enjoy my privilege.
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