candidates, meanwhile, have officially qualified for the party s first primary debate. they are nikki haley, doug burgham, chris christie, ron desantis, mike pence, vivek ramaswamy, and tim scott. the republican national committee said these candidates met the requirements to participate in the debate in milwaukee. donald trump also met the criteria but he s decided to skip the debate. businessman perry jaunsance and miami mayor francis suarez are not on that list though they do claim to have met the party s requirements. johnson criticized the rnc last night writing, quote, the debate process has been corrupted. while trump himself won t be on the debate stage tomorrow, he does have a plan to make his voice heard. sources tell nbc news the former president has already recorded an interview with tucker carlson which will air tomorrow night as