VOA Correspondent Steve Herman is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Monday, August 21, two days ahead of the Republican presidential debate, which will be held on Wednesday.
The party stages its first debate Wednesday night on the path to picking its 2024 presidential nominee; however, the party's biggest star, Donald Trump, says he won’t be physically in the room.
With a commanding lead in polling against his Republican opponents, the former U.S. leader declared Sunday night on his Truth Social media site, "The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had. I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!"
But metaphorically, Trump will still be the elephant in the debate hall in the midwestern city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A political action committee supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is polling a distant second to Trump among Republican voters, released an ad in which the narrator says: "We can't afford a nominee who is too weak to debate."
Fox News debate moderators could also frame questions to reference Trump’s absence, his stance on issues and the fact he is facing four criminal indictments, the first ever such accusations against a sitting or former U.S. president.
In one case, he is accused of 2020 election interference in the southern state of Georgia, where he has been given until Friday noon to surrender for his arrest and booking before he is freed pending future court appearances.
Nine Republican candidates could appear on the debate stage, although the Republican National Committee has yet to officially certify which candidates have qualified by meeting requirements for at least minimal polling support and 40,000 campaign donors from across an array of states. #wisconsin #republican #democrat #trump #biden #news #voanews
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