Former US President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he will not participate in the first Republican primary debate this week.
Stating that the public already “knows who I am,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social: “I will therefore not be doing the debates!” Trump pointed to a CBS News poll released Sunday. The poll showed that Trump has his biggest lead yet over his Republican challengers. Trump led with 62% of respondents.
This is not the first time that Trump has chosen to skip a Republican debate. In his 2016 campaign, he decided not to participate in a debate with rivals from his party in the US state of Iowa.
Source: Qatar News Agency