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Title: After Trump pulls out, Fox News cancels Republican debate
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Reuters
URL Source: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0WI2H0
Published: Mar 17, 2016
Author: Megan Cassella
Post Date: 2016-03-17 11:55:11 by VxH
Keywords: None
Views: 34582
Comments: 156
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Republican presidential debate scheduled for next week in Utah has been canceled, host Fox News said on Wednesday, after party front-runner Donald Trump told the network he would not participate. Trump, who has clashed with Fox News throughout his campaign, told the network in an interview on Wednesday he would not appear at the event, scheduled for Monday, because he thought the Republicans had "had enough debates." Ohio Governor John Kasich said afterward he would also skip the debate unless Trump changed his mind and decided to come. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, the third remaining Republican candidate seeking the party's nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, criticized Trump on Twitter, calling him #DuckingDonald and urging his supporters to tell Trump to attend. "He's scared to debate," Cruz said in an interview on Fox News. "He's afraid of being challenged." Fox News, part of the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) broadcast media and entertainment company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, earlier this week announced the debate, to be held in Salt Lake City, its latest in the primary season. Utah holds its presidential primary next Tuesday. "Ted Cruz has expressed a willingness to debate Trump or Kasich - or both. But obviously, there needs to be more than one participant," Fox News Channel’s executive vice president of news, Michael Clemente, said in a statement. "So the Salt Lake City debate is canceled." After the cancellation, Trump posted on Twitter that he would make a "big speech" the night of the debate, "but I wish everyone well."
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#10. To: VxH (#0)
1) Fox added this debate only last month.
Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?
Yes. Are you saying he did?
Yes. Are you saying he did? It appears that he did. Why do you say that he didn't?
What makes you say that? Trump thought the CNN debate was the last one. Actually it was, until Fox decided last month to add another one. Trump had already scheduled the AIPAC speech. Nowhere did I read that Trump agreed to the date and agreed to debate. Just the opposite. Trump thought the debates accomplished nothing -- other than a ratings boost for the networks and endless commentary on who "won" with the best put-down of the other candidates. Tell me one thing you learned about any of the candidates in the last "debate" that you didn't know already.
What makes you say that? Perhaps he didn't. I can't find anything on the web that says one way or another. But I find it strange that Fox would announce the debate without having an indication that the parties will attend.
What makes you say that? Perhaps he didn't. I can't find anything on the web that says one way or another. "The debate would clash with a “very important speech” he is due to give, Trump told ‘Fox and Friends’. The Republican front-runner is set to speak to the annual conference of the pro-Israel lobby group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an event he said “was scheduled a week ago.” This is dated March 16. One week ago is March 9. The debate was scheduled in Feb. He claims that on March 9 he did not know of the debate in Utah that was scheduled in March and scheduled another event. In other words Fox scheduled a debate in Utah for March 20 and hadn't told Trump about it by Match 9. That is too incredulous to believe. Trump again by his own words seems to be caught in a lie here.
So you're telling me that constitutes a commitment to participate in the debate?
I am telling you that Trump lied. But you have so hopelessly been conned by Trump that you have lost your ability to reason. There is no hop for Trump dupes.
Without any proof, what you're telling me is that you think he lied. And you're not even sure what he lied about. Amateur.
Amateur. Amatuer. LMOA. If the evidence was presented in a court of law there is no reasonable doubt that Trump lied about not knowing of the Fox debate prior to March 9th. That's proof enough. But if you want more evidence here is some: "A source close to the matter explained that the network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate. Trump himself admitted at the recent CNN debate that he was aware more debates were on the horizon. “I think they want to do two more debates, and I guess I’m pretty much okay with it,” he told CNN’s Chris Cuomo. This is not the first debate Trump has elected to skip. He boycotted January’s Fox News debate, hosted by his media nemesis, Megyn Kelly. He continued to criticize her on Twitter on Tuesday." Try and keep hope alive, Sparky. But there is no hope for a Trump dupe.
If Trump had previously agreed to participate in the debate -- as you say he did -- that's an odd way to phrase it. If you're correct, shouldn't that read, "... the network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump
Here is the headline of this thread "After Trump pulls out, Fox News cancels Republican debate." If he never accepted the invitation shouldn't that read Trump declines invitation rather than pulls out? Pulling out literally mean that he was once in, doesn't now? LMAO.
Yes. Nice foot shot.
#116. To: Roscoe (#113)
Shouldn't you have addressed that to misterwhite? #99. To: SOSO (#96) "The network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate." If Trump had previously agreed to participate in the debate -- as you say he did -- that's an odd way to phrase it. If you're correct, shouldn't that read, "... the network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate not to cancel"? misterwhite posted on 2016-03-18 17:37:26 ET Reply Trace Private Reply LMAO. There is no hope for a Trump dupe.
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2) Trump had already promised to speak at the AIPAC conference.
3) Cruz is scheduled to speak there, as is is is Hillary.
#11. To: misterwhite, VxH, All (#10)
1) Fox added this debate only last month. 2) Trump had already promised to speak at the AIPAC conference.
#12. To: SOSO (#11)
"Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?"
#13. To: misterwhite (#12)
"Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?"
#14. To: SOSO (#13)
"It appears that he did."
#27. To: misterwhite (#14)
"It appears that he did."
#30. To: misterwhite, calcon, vicomte13, All (#27)
#62. To: SOSO (#30)
#69. To: misterwhite, All (#62)
So you're telling me that constitutes a commitment to participate in the debate?
#93. To: SOSO (#69)
"I am telling you that Trump lied."
#96. To: misterwhite (#93)
Without any proof, what you're telling me is that you think he lied. And you're not even sure what he lied about.
#99. To: SOSO (#96)
"The network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate."
to participate not to cancel"?
#112. To: misterwhite, roscoe (#99)
If you're correct, shouldn't that read,
#113. To: SOSO (#112)
shouldn't that read Trump declines invitation rather than pulls out?
Replies to Comment # 113. Nice foot shot.
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