Former President Donald Trump will host a campaign rally at the same time as the third Republican primary debate next month, his campaign announced Friday, confirming the 2024 GOP front-runner’s absence from the RNC-sponsored event.
Trump’s 7 p.m. rally in Hialeah will take place about 10 miles northwest of the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami, where his rivals will square off in an 8 p.m. debate co-hosted by NBC News.
Trump said he would boycott the RNC debate, citing broad polling leaders, and would do so “until he changes his mind,” campaign spokesman Steven Cheung previously told The Post.
The former president missed the first RNC-sponsored debate in Wisconsin last August for an interview with Tucker Carlson that aired on X, and skipped a second debate in California last month to deliver a speech in Michigan.
Trump now leads the GOP field by a wide margin, topping 50%, according to the poll.Steven Hirsch
His campaign has also called for an end to all debate so the committee can “train our fire” to defeat President Biden.
RNC spokesman Madison Gesiotto Gilbert said the committee hopes to see the 77-year-old at future events to share a “different vision” for the Republican Party.
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has also hinted that he may not attend the third debate.
Candidates will have steeper eligibility criteria to meet for the third debate.Getty Images
The 38-year-old billionaire has expressed frustration with RNC rules that prevent him from participating in outside debates after he was stopped from appearing with former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Fox News earlier this month.
As of Wednesday, Ramaswamy had not committed to attending the Miami event if he qualifies
“I’m considering my options,” the president told Fox News at length.
In the second debate, Ramaswamy was joined by former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.
To qualify for the third debate, a candidate must receive contributions from 70,000 unique donors with at least 200 unique donors per state in 20 or more states/jurisdictions, and reach at least 4% in certain polls.
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