Trump's Senate backers are fine with him skipping 2024 primary debates: 'Most of it's for entertainment anyway'

Tue, 05/02/2023 - 16:06

Asked about Trump’s threat to skip debates, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham repeated “I’ll leave that up to him” three times. — Asked about Trump's threat to skip debates, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham repeated "I leave it up to him" three times.
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Trump is threatening to skip 2024 primary debates, and his Senate backers are just fine with that.
"Most of it's for entertainment anyway," Sen. Tommy Tuberville told Insider.
Sen. Marco Rubio said Trump is "trolling" the media — but that he could get away with skipping.

In recent days, former President Donald Trump has suggested that he may skip upcoming GOP primary debates, arguing there's little political upside to sharing a stage with his opponents.