Eight US Republican presidential candidates will debate each other for the first time, starting at 03:00 (Belgium time). Former President Donald Trump, the biggest contender according to opinion polls, is the biggest absentee.
The rally in Milwaukee will be broadcast by Fox News and will attract millions of viewers. The debate marks the start of a new phase in the primaries and could have a major impact on the candidates’ campaigns. The topics of the debate were not disclosed, but one host hinted that the abortion law and criminal cases against Trump will be discussed.
Despite his popularity among Republican voters, Trump will not participate in the debate. Picked to interview former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Channel X, formerly Twitter. So the focus is mainly on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. He is second in opinion polls.
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The other participants are former Vice President Mike Pence, former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott, Governor Doug Burgum (North Dakota), Governor Asa Hutchinson (Arkansas), former Governor Chris Christie (NJ), and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.
Candidates are only allowed to participate in the first debate if they have received more than 1 percent of the vote in multiple polls and have a sufficient number of supporters. It will not be known until next year who will represent the Republican Party in the presidential election later that year on November 5.
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