PALM BEACH, Fla., March 11 (Gephardt Daily & UPI) — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump hinted Friday he will skip his party’s Salt Lake City debate, saying 13 of them should be enough.
“I think it’s time to end the debates,” Trump said during a morning press conference. “I didn’t even know about about a debate in Salt Lake City.”
Trump made the statement during a morning press conference at which he received an official endorsement from GOP candidate Ben Carson. Carson suspended his campaign last week after a series of dismal performances in Republican primaries and caucuses.
“How many times do you have to give the same answer to the same question? The networks want them. I don’t think any of the candidates want them at this point,” Trump said.
The debate was scheduled for March 21. It’s yet to be determined what Trump’s withdrawal would mean for a Salt Lake City debate venue. Earlier this year a debate planned for Fox News went on despite Trump’s last minute decision to hold a counter event to raise money for wounded veterans.
The Republican National Committee announced the Salt Lake City debate on Feb. 20, back when there was still no frontrunner in the race for GOP the nomination.
Utah Republican Party organizers say they’ve received thousands of request for debate tickets even thought a venue had not been announced.
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