{"id":57565,"date":"2023-07-31T13:10:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T20:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=57565"},"modified":"2023-07-31T14:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T21:05:41","slug":"trump-has-made-his-decision-to-chicken-out-of-the-first-gop-primary-debate-on-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=57565","title":{"rendered":"Trump Has Made His Decision to Chicken Out of the First GOP Primary Debate on Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The roster of candidates for the 2024 Republican nomination for president is surprisingly long considering that the former GOP White House occupant is a candidate himself and is trouncing his rivals in the polls. That’s an indication that trouble is brewing for Donald Trump, and his party cohorts are willing to exploit it.<\/p>\n

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Trump’s troubles are Titanic in scope. He has already been indicted on more than seventy felony counts ranging from violations of the Espionage Act, to paying hush money to a porn star, to obstruction of justice. And that isn’t counting the probable new charges related to his inciting the January 6th insurrection and staging an anti-democratic coup.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Trump is OUTRAGED He Wasn\u2019t Indicted Years Ago, While Desperately Trying to Delay His Trials<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the midst of this political apocalypse, the Republican Party is preparing for the the first presidential primary debate. It will be held August 23, and broadcast on Fox News. The candidates that have met the criteria for participation so far are Trump, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Doug Burgum. Which is not exactly anyone’s idea of an electoral “A” list.<\/p>\n

In what must be a humiliating descent into obscurity, Mike Pence has yet to qualify. For his part, Trump has been teasing for weeks that he would not join the contest for America’s Biggest Loser<\/em><\/a><\/strong>. Why should he, since he already won that title in 2020? However, Trump’s foremost motivation for missing the debate is fear. He has always proven to be afraid of participating in any event that he doesn’t control. That’s why all of his appearances are either on friendly MAGA media or at his own cult rallies.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: Trump Previews His Excuses for Chickening Out of the Fox News Republican Primary Debate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Monday morning Trump posted a comment on his floundering Twitter ripoff, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong>, that appears to put to rest the speculation about whether he would have the guts to debate his GOP peers. The post said<\/a> simply…<\/p>\n

“Let them debate so I can see who I MIGHT consider for Vice President!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Notice that he refers to letting “them”<\/em> debate, explicitly separating himself from the rabble. And his only interest in the affair is that it might serve as a casting call for his vice-president, were he to become the nominee. Which, given his legal peril, is not a foregone conclusion. Also, does anyone think that Trump would actually consider Ron DeSantis or Chris Christie as possible running mates?<\/p>\n

The madness of Trump was also evident in other comments he posted. For instance, he alt-tweeted his prediction of more criminal charges saying<\/a> that “I assume that an Indictment from Deranged Jack Smith and his highly partisan gang of Thugs…will be coming out any day now.”<\/em> And he slandered President Biden by asserting<\/a> with zero evidence that “Crooked Joe Biden stole Millions and Millions of Dollars from China.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Perhaps the most pitiful display of ignorance was his failure to comprehend double jeopardy. He clearly doesn’t grasp the difference between an impeachment and an indictment when he claims<\/a> that it is “ridiculous”<\/em> for special counsel Jack Smith to charge him because he has already “been fully acquitted, in the U.S. Senate.”<\/em> And for the record, a bipartisan majority of 57 senators voted to convict Trump of crimes related to his role in the January 6th insurrection, which was shy of the 67 needed for passage.<\/p>\n

No wonder Trump is to scared to show up for the debate. He would have to account for his multitude of criminal offenses, along with his record of incompetence, corruption, and chaos, as the alleged president. And while most of the candidates on the stage are just as cowardly as Trump – they still refuse to openly attack him at the risk of angering his cult – he would still have to face occasional criticism (i.e. from Chris Christie) that he would be incapable of responding to coherently.<\/p>\n

What’s more, Trump’s fear also extends to Fox News as the host of the debate. His dysfunctional relationship with the network infamous goes back many years. So perhaps it’s for the best that he’s too scared to show. He can only make things worse if he does.<\/p>\n

SEE THIS: Trump To Be Interviewed on Fox News, the Network He Says is \u2018Dead, Totally Fake, Unwatchable\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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