UPDATED: Trump will ‘definitely not’ attend next GOP debate and hold ‘competing event’

[applegrove]

UPDATED: Trump will ‘definitely not’ attend next GOP debate and hold ‘competing event’

Reuters, at the Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/trump-likely-to-skip-next-gop-debate-lets-see-how-much-money-fox-makes-without-me/

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US. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that “most likely I won’t be doing the debate” on Fox News in Des Moines, Iowa, scheduled for Thursday night.

The billionaire businessman made the comment at a news conference in Marshalltown, Iowa, as the nomination race nears its first contest, the Iowa caucuses, on Monday.

Trump has been engaged in a public spat with Fox News since a debate last August in which he said he was subject to unfair questioning by moderator Megyn Kelly.

“Let’s see how much money Fox makes without me in the debate,” Trump told the news conference.



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[Terra Alta]

1. Competing event?

What's Donnie gonna do, debate himself? God, his ego is unbelievable.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Quitter. Like Palin, he's too thin-skinned for public office

If he can't stand a right-wing TV presenter giving him mild criticism, he'll never manage to hold down a job in national or international politics.

[uriel1972]

3. Unfair questioning...

Dear whatever... someone asked him to back up his lies?

[sharp_stick]

4. He will show up

The narcissistic piece of shit just wants to make sure he gets the center podium and a veto on questions about Nazis.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Trump wants "his" "debate" to donate to Wounded Warriors. Even that isn't a reputable charity.

Wounded Warrior Project accused of wasting donation money

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wounded-warrior-project-accused-of-wasting-donation-money/

[BillZBubb]

6. I'm in the minority on this, but BRAVO Donald!

Calling Faux out on their agenda is an important piece in dismantling the repug lie machine.

If I were him, my "competing" event would be a debate with all the other candidates not allowed on the Faux debate on the air at the same time. It would draw a larger audience than the Faux debate and would be a kick in Rupert Murdock's gonads.

[uriel1972]

7. Like The Donald is doing this for the betterment of humanity?... nt

[BillZBubb]

9. It doesn't matter WHY. What matters is that it is happening.

Driving a wedge deep into the right wing noise machine and the base. This is great for Democrats.

[wheniwasincongress]

8. He is doing this

because he doesn't like Megyn Kelly who is hosting the debate - and he doesn't like her because at the first GOP debate, she quoted verbatim his own words about women.

[BillZBubb]

10. Who cares? I despise Megyn Kelly. She's a liar and a propagandist.

The important thing is that Faux is getting a taste of its own medicine.

[wheniwasincongress]

11. he's hardly "calling Fox out on their agenda" like you said

[BillZBubb]

13. Sure he is. Faux attempted to help jeb? in that debate.

They asked him softball questions. Trump, they went after. None of the other candidates got grilled like Trump did.

[imanamerican63]

12. What a whiny arrogant ass!

Just because the question are going to asked by a women who is tough than he is!

[Initech]

14. Please please tell me he's going to debate himself!

[Rex]

17. Masterdebation?

Well Trump would be a master of the self fluffing.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

15. Trump should have a live event with an audience

and watch the debate with the crowd and comment on it while it's going on.

[Rex]

16. Wow, he just cannot get enough of himself can he!?

He knows he is driving the clown car.