Were looking at a critical week ahead for donald trump. The republican president ial candidates and american democracy. Former president Donald Trumps 18 codefendants are required to surrender to a Fulton County jail to face charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. Nbc news reports that the former president will not appear before thursday, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis, who gave the defendants a deadline of noon on friday august 25th. But they could turn themselves in at any time before them. So they also tell nbc news that trump is officially skipping the republican president ial primary debate on wednesday, and instead hes apparently seeking an interview with tucker carlson. Eight other candidates will take the stage without him, but inevitably that trump name will come up often. It remains to be seen how many of them will continue to defend the former president , and who will condemn his actions and stand up for democracy. This is the fourth crim
to reconsider. here is how rnc chair mcdaniel and former vice president mike pence addressed trump s debate snub this morning. i m still holding out hope that he will come. i think it s important that the american people hear from all of the candidates. i ve set alongside the president for a long time, and one thing i realize about him is that it s not over until it s over. i m still hoping he shows up. you heard that right, gop leaders are still holding out hope that a candidate facing 91 felony charges will show up to wednesdays debate. while trump might not be onstage, trumpism well. several candidates planned to defend him onstage. minnesota governor tim walz explained how democrats plan to counter the gop in the months to come. at the end of the day, democrats understand that if you want to have reproductive freedoms, if you want to be moving towards a climate change agenda that actually works, if you want decency in the white
the first republican debate on wednesday august the 23rd. and the elephant in the room is who won t be in the room. nine candidates appear to have qualified for the debate stage, but nbc news is reporting that the front runner, former president trump, will not participate. instead, trump is seeking to be interviewed by former fox news host tucker carlson. he is a former trump supporter and said about trump s debate snub. what do you have to say about president trump, the fact that he is not going to the debate? he s a coward. he s a coward. he s afraid look. i don t know if i feel differently if i were out on