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Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he was concerned about a presidential debate because former President Donald Trump “lies and lies and lies.” Pritzker said, “Let’s let the courts have their say about Donald Trump’s crimes and I don’t think that Joe Biden needs to be talking about that when he can remind people about what’s at stake for their future when they go into the ballot box at in November.”

A consortium of television networks yesterday released a joint statement inviting President Joe Biden and his presumptive opponent, Donald Trump, to debate on their platforms: “There is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other, and before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation.” President Biden’s spokesperson should answer like this: “The Constitution is not debatable. The president does not participate in forums with a person under criminal indictment for his attempt to overthrow the Constitution.” In their letter of invitation, the networks refer to presidential debates as a “competition of ideas.” But one...

Mexico is in the midst of a presidential election. Voting is scheduled for June 2, with the winner taking office October 1. The three candidates are frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum, second-place challenger Xochitl Galvez, and male candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez, in a distant third in single digits. On April 7, the first general election debate was held. The candidates made all sorts of promises which would require plenty of government spending, with almost no mention of wealth creation. They pledged allegiance to the LGBTQXYZ agenda, which is strong in Mexico. And, the candidates discussed immigration. That’s of interest to us, Mexican...

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump campaign is calling for additional 2024 presidential debates and for them to take place "much earlier" than initially proposed by the debate commission, with former President Trump telling Fox News Digital that he is "totally committed" to debating President Biden "anytime, anywhere, anyplace." Fox News Digital exclusively obtained a letter Trump co-campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita sent Thursday to The Commission on Presidential Debates co-chairs Frank Farenkopf Jr. and Antonia Hernandez. Wiles and LaCivita told the commission they were writing "in agreement with the pending letter," reported by The New York Times, "from television networks...

A fiery debate has sparked after a cruise denied eight passengers to board the ship after they failed to make the 3 pm cut-off time. The Norwegian Dawn ship left the tourists on an African island, some without their possessions after the private tour they were on ran late. The group have now made their way by plane, ferry and car to Senegal, over 2,000 miles from São Tomé and Príncipe, where the Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) ship departed without them last Wednesday. US couple Jill and Jay Campbell, who were among the abandoned eight cruisers have spent more than...

"It is important, for the Good of our Country, that Joe Biden and I Debate Issues that are so vital to America, and the American People," Trump posted Wednesday. "Therefore, I am calling for Debates, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE! The Debates can be run by the Corrupt DNC, or their Subsidiary, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD)."

After becoming the defacto 2024 Republican nominee for president Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump is calling on President Joe Biden to debate "ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE!" "It is important, for the Good of our Country, that Joe Biden and I Debate Issues that are so vital to America, and the American People. Therefore, I am calling for Debates, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE! The Debates can be run by the Corrupt DNC, or their Subsidiary, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). I look forward to receiving a response. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday...

A plan to integrate two nearby Washington, D.C., schools with vastly different racial backgrounds is sparking fierce debate among parents in the predominantly liberal community. Nearly 6 in 10 of the 500 children at Maury Elementary School are White. At Miner Elementary School, 80% of the kids are Black, many of whom are in foster care, receive public assistance or are homeless. Enrollment at the school has been declining, according to The Washington Post. District officials have put together a plan where children would spend their early education at one school and later transfer to the other. Their goal is...

President Biden on Monday told reporters he understands why former President Trump wants a debate between them — because he has time on his hands. Trump called for a debate against Biden during a radio interview on “The Dan Bongino Show,” saying, “I’d like to debate him now because we should debate,” NBC reported. Trump added it is “for the good of the country” for them to debate. “If I were him, I would want to debate me, too,” Biden told reporters in Nevada when asked about the comments. “He’s got nothing else to do,” the president said. Biden talked...

Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Friday that former President Trump won’t debate her because she will call him out on “lying.” During an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning, the former United Nations ambassador was asked about Trump’s claim that she has “no chance” of winning the White House. She answered by touting her legislative track record while governor of South Carolina and calling him out for “lying” about her record. “We’ve got to start telling the truth,” Haley said. “And the problem with Donald Trump and Joe Biden is they think if they tell Americans something,...

CNN, a far-left propaganda outlet that spreads conspiracy theories and political violence, was forced to cancel a New Hampshire debate that was scheduled for Sunday, two days before the Granite State primary. The reason? Both former President Donald Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) declined to appear for the CNNLOL debate. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was the only candidate who made the cut and was still willing to appear. Although DeSantis tweeted that he was willing to debate an empty podium, CNN likely decided its ratings were already low enough and pulled the plug on the whole thing.

Donald Trump was named the 'real winner' of the Iowa Republican debate even though he didn't show up, according to an exclusive Daily Mail poll. The result appeared to vindicate Trump's decision not to debate his rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, who are lagging far behind him in polls. Daily Mail polling showed that DeSantis beat Haley, with 55 percent saying the Florida governor won, and 31 percent picking the former South Carolina governor. But when asked who the 'real winner' of the night was 47 per cent said Trump. Of the remainder 28 per cent said DeSantis, and...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley called out former President Trump for not participating in debates ahead of the Iowa caucuses, seeking to pressure the GOP front-runner to appear at an event hosted by CNN this month. Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor, argued in a social media post Tuesday that it was getting “harder” for Trump to “hide,” given only three people qualified for the latest debate, the fewest so far. “With only three candidates qualifying for the CNN debate, it’s time for Donald Trump to show up,” Haley posted on X, formerly known as Twitter....

Former President Trump said Friday that he’d be willing to debate one of his Republican primary rivals if the race is “very close” after next month’s New Hampshire primary. He also signaled he would participate in general election debates run by Commission on Presidential Debates, which he has often criticized. Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked Trump if he would do a debate with any of his Republican challengers if there is only one left in the race after the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary.

“I was just at multiple events with [Florida Gov.] Ron DeSantis, where he’s shaking their hands and looking them in the eye, while Donald Trump hangs out in his basement in Florida, afraid to actually debate,” Roy said in an interview on CNN’s “The Source, “If we’d gotten the policies in place, if he had worked with conservatives to get bills passed in 2018, ’19,” Roy said of Trump. “We wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in right now, where Joe Biden is leaving Texas fully exposed to have people running over our Border Patrol agents and our [Department of...

Ron DeSantis is offering two supporters a trip to NYC or Washington, D.C. as alternatives to their debate ticket sweepstakes as the campaign slams Nikki Haley for refusing to commit to show up for a head-to-head showdown. As with previous debates, DeSantis' campaign is offering donors a chance to win two tickets to the debate in Iowa next month, which includes airfare, hotel rooms and a meet-and-greet. But this time, in a troll of former United Nations Ambassador Haley, the campaign is offering alternatives if she is 'too coward to debate Governor DeSantis one-on-one,' according to sweepstake conditions obtained by...

Ron DeSantis asked Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday to arrange a head-to-head debate that would allow the Florida governor to take on former President Trump. “Well, Sean, I don’t think we’ve spoken since that debate, and the reaction that I’ve gotten has been incredible in terms of obviously being able to show that freedom works, and the California model’s a failure, what that means for the country,” DeSantis said. DeSantis praised Hannity’s moderating skills and suggested he hold additional debates with either of his top competitors in the presidential primary

CNN announced it would host an upcoming debate for Republican candidates at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire on January 21 with one glaring issue: the school did not appear to know about such an event. New Hampshire Republican Party chairman Chris Ager was similarly perplexed, telling the New York Times that the announcement left him scratching his head. He also claimed that CNN still has not contacted him. The RNC announced Friday it would pause its participation in future 2024 GOP primary debates, at least for now.

Right after the fourth Republican presidential debate wrapped on Thursday night, NBC News talked to a few voters in Georgia to ask them who won the debate. The overwhelming favorite? Former President Donald Trump, who was not even at the debate.

Megyn Kelly dished on what former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said to her during their heated interaction at the fourth 2024 Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday, saying the presidential hopeful was “pissed” that he wasn’t being asked enough questions. The brief 13-second clip taken during a commercial break showed Christie aggressively speaking to the debate’s moderators, Kelly and the Washington Free Beacon’s Eliana Johnson. “He was pissed off,” Kelly explained during “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Thursday.