Donald Trump Explains Why He Won't Join Republican Debate

Donald Trump is skipping the big Republican debate this week and is already explaining his reasons why he would not be present at all while his GOP opponents bare their policies.

When the first GOP debate begins, Trump is considered the frontrunner and is projected to win against his many opponents in various states despite getting indicted four times. This means that when the debate happens, he will have a big target on his back, and the other Republican candidates are expected to gang up on him, target his weakness on policy, and of course, point out his legal troubles.

However, Trump has an excuse why he is skipping, saying that the public already "knows who I am" on Truth Social, adding, "I will therefore not be doing the debates!"

A Trump adviser also spoke with CNN and revealed that while he is skipping the first Republican debate, he could still decide to participate in a later primary debate despite saying he would not be planning on entering one.

Reports also indicate that Trump might not enter the second debate as well as he has been telling allies that he does not want to participate in the debate at the Reagan Library.

Trump had been complaining that he has never been invited to speak at the venue and he is blaming this at the library's chairman of the board of trustees, the former CEO of the Washington Post, which he has attacked in his rants multiple times.

Trump has been floating that he would skip the debates for weeks. Instead, sources familiar with the situation have told CNN that he plans to have a sit-down interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson instead.

Donald Trump's 'Election Lies' in Georgia Have Long Been Debunked by State's Republican Officials

As he skips the first Republican debate, Donald Trump is facing his fourth major indictment in Georgia, which is based on his attempts to overturn the election results in the state. His GOP debate opponents were expected to gang up on him and point out that he really lost should he have been present during the debate.

However, Georgia's own Republican-led government has long debunked the claims, as pointed out by ABC News. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently emphasized after the 4th indictment was announced that the "2020 election in Georgia was not stolen."

Meanwhile. Gabriel Sterling, who works for the Georgia secretary of state's office, debunked Trump's claims, saying, "One of the things that we've learned and public reporting on this, is he requested there were two independent audits and verifications by outside groups. And both -- each paid $600,000 -- and both of them said there was no fraud, you lost the state."

He added, "We've been saying this over and over again, we counted the ballots three times. He lost this state and he continues to say he didn't lose it and it's just creating a lot of tension and a lot of chaos. It's completely unnecessary."

Donald Trump Reacts to Gov. Brian Kemp Meeting With Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis

As Trump skips the first GOP debate, Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis met with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp in Georgia on Friday. They were in the state to discuss this week's Republican debate, according to the Daily Mail.

However, Trump reacted to the two separate meetings, posting on Truth Social, "How nice, a really beautiful reunion! Three people that I indisputably got Elected, two Governors and a V.P., Brian Kemp of Georgia, Mike Pence of Indiana, & Ron DeSanctimonious of Florida."

The ex-POTUS added that his Republican opponents "most likely to talk about the 'weather,' or perhaps to discuss how they can stop the Weaponization of Georgia Law, working with the DOJ and others, against their absolutely, all time favorite President, ME."

Trump then sarcastically concluded, "All three have been just wonderful, so loyal and nice. It's great to have friends like this!"

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Written by: Rick Martin

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