NewsNation announced on Thursday morning that it will host the next Republican primary debate, scheduled for December 6 — and Sirius XM podcast host Megyn Kelly will be one of three moderators.
In addition to Kelly — who has previously moderated five GOP primary debates — NewsNation host and Peabody Award winner Elizabeth Vargas (&#8220;Elizabeth Vargas Reports&#8221;) and The Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson will also moderate.
According to the announcement, the debate is set to air exclusively on NewsNation and The CW Network beginning at 8 p.m. ET, and an encore presentation will air at 7 p.m. MT and 8 p.m. PT for those in the western time zones. It will also be livestreamed on NewsNation&#8217;s website and Rumble.
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EXTRA EXTRA <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NewsNation</a> to host next GOP presidential debate hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@megynkelly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/EVargasTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EVargasTV</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/elianayjohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@elianayjohnson</a> Dec. 6. / 8pm ET <a href="https://t.co/TUTjbgQL6F">pic.twitter.com/TUTjbgQL6F</a>
&mdash; Kellie Meyer (@KellieMeyerNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/KellieMeyerNews/status/1722604582071648566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Nexstar’s President of Networks, Sean Compton, addressed the news in a letter to NewsNation staffers that Mediaite published on Thursday.
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&#8220;From the very beginning, our mission, as stated in our first press release, has been &#8216;news absent bias.&#8217; We are proud to report that, according to a variety of media watchdog groups, we’ve successfully maintained this brand mission since day one,&#8221; the letter read in part. &#8220;This achievement reflects the dedication and commitment of each member of our team to deliver unbiased news to our audience and serve up opinionated talk that is professional and respectful of differing viewpoints.&#8221;
&#8220;Thanks to the exceptional work of our leaders, Michael Corn and Cherie Grzech, NewsNation has been chosen as the host for the fourth and final Republican primary debate of 2023. This is a testament to our network’s growing importance and impact in the media landscape,&#8221; it continued.
According to a Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-stiffen-qualifying-requirements-fourth-debate-december-2023-11-03/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published last week, the fourth debate requirements will set a higher entry bar for the candidates.
All candidates must receive at least 6% support in two national polls — or 6% in one national poll and 6% in one statewide poll in one of the key early voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, or Nevada. In addition, they must have at least 80,000 donors — and have 200 or more donors from each of 20 states or territories.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-national-committee-rnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican National Committee</a> threatened to ban two 2024 presidential hopefuls — tech investor Vivek Ramaswamy and former Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) — from the next GOP primary debate over a planned joint television appearance on Fox News.
Both Christie and Ramaswamy promoted the appearance via posts on X, saying that they were looking forward to the opportunity and the chance to share their views with voters.
&#8220;Voters deserve to hear from the candidates, and unlike others, I’m not afraid to show up. Tomorrow, I’m sitting down with @VivekGRamaswamy and @BretBaier on Special Report for an in-depth discussion. Tune in at 6:00 PM ET. This is going to be fun,&#8221; Christie said.
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Voters deserve to hear from the candidates, and unlike others, I’m not afraid to show up. 
Tomorrow, I’m sitting down with <a href="https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VivekGRamaswamy</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BretBaier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BretBaier</a> on Special Report for an in-depth discussion. Tune in at 6:00 PM ET.
This is going to be fun.
&mdash; Chris Christie (@GovChristie) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovChristie/status/1708977486271242442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Ramaswamy agreed, adding, &#8220;The GOP needs more actual argument on substance, not fake one-liners. I agreed to spar with @ChrisChristie tomorrow for a full hour on Fox at 6pm with @BretBaier.&#8221;
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The GOP needs more actual argument on substance, not fake one-liners. I agreed to spar with <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisChristie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisChristie</a> tomorrow for a full hour on Fox at 6pm with <a href="https://twitter.com/BretBaier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BretBaier</a>.
&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href="https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1708962841670172754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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But as both candidates lamented on Tuesday, according to the RNC, that joint appearance — and the verbal sparring that was likely to result — constituted a violation of the candidates&#8217; pledge to only participate in debates that were sanctioned by the party.
Christie unloaded on the RNC over the decision in a lengthy post on X, saying that banning such an exchange deprived the public of better access to the candidates and more information about their individual policy positions going into the primary elections.
<blockquote>Voters need more information not less. Our Party needs more debates and in-depth discussions not less. This is common sense and the bedrock of our Republic. When the RNC stops conversations between candidates from happening that is real cause for concern. 
One of the main things that @VivekGRamaswamy and I agree on is the right of the American public to fully hear and understand what each candidate believes and with as little filter as possible. I appreciate @VivekGRamaswamy&#8216;s willingness to engage in that conversation with me. 
It is very disappointing that we were threatened with exclusion from the Miami debate and future debates for trying to have a more complete dialogue with each other and the voters. Every campaign was offered that opportunity by Fox News and they have now been effectively banned by the RNC. I am always up for those discussions – it’s a shame the RNC and @realDonaldTrump aren’t.</blockquote>
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Voters need more information not less. Our Party needs more debates and in-depth discussions not less. This is common sense and the bedrock of our Republic. When the RNC stops conversations between candidates from happening that is real cause for concern.
One of the main things…
&mdash; Chris Christie (@GovChristie) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovChristie/status/1709222377228238956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Ramaswamy shared similar sentiments in a post of his own, adding that the RNC&#8217;s &#8220;sanctioned&#8221; debates seemed designed to prop up certain candidates who were favored by &#8220;the establishment&#8221; — and the end result was that the voters would be denied the chance to see all the information and make a fair choice.
<blockquote>Last week’s RNC debate was a disgrace, and I’m starting to believe that was by design. This is what a brokered and rigged nomination process looks like. 
I disagree like hell with @GovChristie, but when they asked me to face off with him, I said I’d be a man and do it – before the RNC intervened to cut it off. Instead of allowing open dialogue and the airing of ideas to give primary voters a real choice, the Establishment would rather cut backroom deals and offer up phony debates, including candidates with no viable path and questions that no voter would ever ask. 
The Establishment was hellbent on taking down Trump. Now they’re hellbent on propping up their favored puppets. We won’t let them get away with it. It’s pathetic that the Super PAC puppet masters have now ‘summoned’ their favored Establishment puppets to broker a path to defeating Trump instead of allowing GOP voters to make a real choice on their own by hearing directly from candidates. Republican voters deserve better than this broken process.</blockquote>
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Last week’s RNC debate was a disgrace, and I’m starting to believe that was by design. This is what a brokered and rigged nomination process looks like. I disagree like hell with <a href="https://twitter.com/GovChristie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovChristie</a>, but when they asked me to face off with him, I said I’d be a man and do it – before the… <a href="https://t.co/yy9G7L4kgA">https://t.co/yy9G7L4kgA</a>
&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href="https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1709237374872375752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump&#8217;s</a> presidential campaign called on the Republican National Committee to cancel all the remaining 2024 presidential primary debates and support Trump after the second GOP primary debate on Wednesday night.
The former president sought to draw attention away from other the candidates by not attending the debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
&#8220;Tonight’s GOP debate was as boring and inconsequential as the first debate, and nothing that was said will change the dynamics of the primary contest being dominated by President Trump,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/LaCivitaC/status/1707226132494557446" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Trump campaign manager Chris LaCivita. &#8220;The RNC should immediately put an end to any further primary debates so we can train our fire on Crooked Joe Biden and quit wasting time and money that could be going to evicting Biden from the White House.&#8221;
Trump instead gave a speech at Drake Enterprises, a parts supplier in Clinton Township, Michigan, as the United Auto Workers labor union strikes against the Big Three American automotive manufacturers.
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In his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blasts-bidens-economic-policies-in-appeal-to-michigan-voters-sending-auto-workers-to-the-unemployment-line" target="_blank" rel="noopener">speech</a>, Trump focused on Biden’s push for more electric vehicle sales, saying the green energy agenda of the Biden administration is harming the auto industry and the livelihoods of blue-collar workers. He also slammed the president for traveling to Michigan on Tuesday “to pose for photos at the picket line” only after Trump had announced he would speak to striking auto workers.
“The workers of America are getting, to put it very nicely, screwed. … Yesterday Joe Biden came to Michigan to pose for photos at the picket line, but it’s his policies that send Michigan auto workers to the unemployment line,” Trump said. “He only came after I announced that I would be here.”
Zach Jewell contributed to this report.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-goes-after-trump-for-not-showing-up-to-gop-debate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DeSantis Goes After Trump For Not Showing Up To GOP Debate</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-national-committee-rnc">Republican National Committee (RNC)</a> Chairwoman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ronna-mcdaniel">Ronna McDaniel</a> downplayed reports indicating a growing feud with the state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-hampshire">New Hampshire</a> over the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election">2024 election</a> cycle.
During an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6337753011112">appearance on &#8220;Fox News Sunday,&#8221;</a> McDaniel was asked about the RNC <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-threatens-pull-new-hampshire-debate-state-moves-up-presidential-primary">threatening</a> to pull its planned debate in New Hampshire if its first-in-the-nation primary gets moved ahead of Iowa&#8217;s caucuses, which are scheduled to take place in January.
&#8220;The RNC just warned New Hampshire that if it moves up its primary, which is a possibility, depending on what Iowa does, it&#8217;s all very convoluted and deep and complex,&#8221; said guest anchor Bill Hemmer.
&#8220;You are threatening to take away their debate if that happens. The Republican governor of New Hampshire, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-sununu">Chris Sununu</a>, did not hold back, he said this, &#8216;We will not be threatened, we will follow our law, and we WILL,&#8217; in all caps, &#8216;go first. End of story.&#8217; So how&#8217;s this going to work out?&#8221;
In response, McDaniel said she believes she and Sununu are &#8220;on the same page&#8221; and noted that the Democratic National Committee stoked controversy earlier this year when it <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dnc-ditches-iowa-chooses-south-carolina-as-first-presidential-primary-state-to-prioritize-black-voters">opted to make South Carolina</a> the first presidential nominating state on its calendar for the 2024 cycle, prompting a scheduling clash with <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/06/01/kim-reynolds-signs-in-person-iowa-caucus-requirement-as-2024-campaign-heats-up/70203997007/">Iowa</a> and <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/19/new-hampshire-2024-primary-sununu-democrats/11025071002/">New Hampshire</a>.
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&#8220;I think New Hampshire and Iowa should recognize the RNC, the Republican Party, actually through our members. We supported Iowa having the first-in-the-nation caucus and New Hampshire having the first-in-the-nation primary,&#8221; McDaniel said.
&#8220;It&#8217;s the Democrats that just walked away from those two states, not us. So we&#8217;re committed to that. Democrats are trying to place shenanigans in Iowa,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And I don&#8217;t think New Hampshire should fall for that. And I hope they don&#8217;t allow Democrats to mess with our primary process and our calendar, especially when they walked away from those two states. And so did [President] Joe Biden, by the way.&#8221;
There was more to Sununu&#8217;s statement, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-threatens-pull-new-hampshire-debate-state-moves-up-presidential-primary">as reported by Fox News</a>, than relayed by Hemmer in his interview with McDaniel.
Sununu, a Republican, also said the &#8220;first presidential primary will be taking place in New Hampshire, regardless of what the political power brokers in Washington, DC think&#8221; and declared that &#8220;[t]hreatening&#8221; to take away New Hampshire&#8217;s debate was a &#8220;disservice&#8221; to the various campaigns and candidates.

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The campaign manager for South Carolina Senator Tim Scott indicated that the campaign feels state polls, rather than national polls, should be used to determine where the candidates stand in the presidential debates.
According to the RealClearPolitics average of the national polls, Scott currently sits in <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html">sixth</a> place with just 2.5% of support. However, he is more competitive in polling from the first two primary states, Iowa and New Hampshire, where he places <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/ia/2024_iowa_republican_presidential_caucus-8164.html">third</a> with 9% and <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/nh/2024_new_hampshire_republican_presidential_primary-7396.html">fourth</a> with 7.5%, respectively.
Scott&#8217;s campaign manager Jennifer DeCasper wrote two letters to Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel contending that state polls in the “carve-out” states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina were a more accurate reflection of the various candidates’ status in the public eye.
“Relying on national polling results for the podium placement would not represent where the candidates actually stand in relation to where we are in the process with the voters,” DeCasper declared.
“I would propose the ‘carve out’ state polling should be weighted more heavily when considering the podium placement for candidates at the September debate,” DeCasper continued. “Polling results from Iowa should be the primary consideration for podium placement at the September debate. Alternatively, the RNC could take the candidates&#8217; average polling results from all four ‘carve-out’ states in determining the podium placement for the September debate.”
“The debate committee has had a very thoughtful approach to the entire process, and we continue to welcome input from all candidates, partners, and stakeholders,” RNC spokesperson Emma Vaugh informed <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/13/scoop-tim-scott-pushing-rnc-change-debate-rules" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a>.
The emphasis on national polls rather than state polls has come under criticism from other political figures, including former New Hampshire Republican Senator Scott Brown, who stated that he thought it was a “mistake to give preference to these national polls. I think you should have a bit more emphasis to the early primary states because that’s where everyone is focusing their time.”
In August 2020, Pew Research <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/08/05/key-things-to-know-about-election-polling-in-the-united-states/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">addressed</a> the problems with current polling, noting different polling organizations had very different ways of conducting polls, some by phone using live interviews, some taking polls online using opt-in panels, some conducting online polls using respondents recruited offline, and some combining robocalls and online surveying.
“These different approaches have consequences for <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2020/02/18/assessing-the-risks-to-online-polls-from-bogus-respondents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data quality</a>, as well as <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/which-pollsters-to-trust-in-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accuracy in elections</a>,” Pew noted, adding, “A poll may label itself ‘nationally representative,’ but that’s not a guarantee that its methodology is solid.”
“The real margin of error is often about double the one reported,” Pew noted. “National polls can be accurate in identifying Americans’ preferred candidate and yet fail to identify the winner.”

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Three individuals were named on Wednesday as the co-moderators of the second <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican Party</a> presidential primary debate in late September.
The debate will air on Fox Business and Univision from 9-11 p.m. EST on September 27 and will be co-moderated by Stuart Varney, Dana Perino, and Ilia Calderón.
Varney was one of the original anchors at Fox Business when it started back in 2007 and currently hosts &#8220;Varney &amp; Co.&#8221; Perino co-anchors &#8220;America&#8217;s Newsroom&#8221; and co-hosts &#8220;The Five,&#8221; both on Fox News. Calderón anchors Univision&#8217;s &#8220;Noticiero Univision.&#8221;
&#8220;We are very proud to have Stuart Varney and Dana Perino co-moderating the second debate with Univison to provide Americans with a comprehensive view of the qualifying candidates vying for the Republican nomination for president,&#8221; said Jay Wallace, President and Executive Editor of Fox News.
Maria Martinez-Guzman, Executive Vice President of News for Univision Networks, claimed that the left-wing Spanish news organization would be &#8220;fair and balanced&#8221; in its participation during the debate.
&#8220;As in past election cycles, we seek to inform Hispanic voters nationwide about their choices while representing our community’s issues during this election cycle,&#8221; she added.
The number of people who watched the Republican Party&#8217;s first presidential debate last week was roughly 13 million.
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fivethirtyeight-wapo-poll-desantis-won-debate-haley-gains-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from FiveThirtyEight/Washington Post/Ipsos asked Republican primary voters who did not watch the debate what they did instead.
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Only 7% said that they watched Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson, which fell behind several other options, including doing housework at 11%, and watching something else on TV at 29%. A report said that approximately 15 million people actually clicked and watched the 45-minute interview for at least 2 seconds.

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Former President Donald Trump will skip next week&#8217;s GOP 2024 presidential primary debate and instead sit down for an interview with Tucker Carlson, The New York Times reported Friday.
Multiple sources close to Trump have said that the GOP presidential primary leader will not attend the debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to the NYT. He has long intimated his plans to avoid the first debate on the campaign trail. Trump, who is leading his Republican opponents by double digits in both national and <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">early primary state polls</a>, shared a lengthy statement on social media Thursday that concluded with &#8220;People know my Record, one of the BEST EVER, so why would I Debate?&#8221;
It was reported earlier this month that Fox News executives had <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/us/politics/trump-fox-news-indictment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dinner</a> with Trump in an apparent attempt to convince him to join the debate. Per Republican National Committee 2024 debate rules, the former president would have had to sign a pledge to support whoever wins the GOP presidential nomination. Trump explained last week he wouldn&#8217;t want to sign it because there are &#8220;three or four people that I wouldn’t support for president.&#8221; The former president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-calls-out-trump-for-refusing-to-sign-gop-loyalty-pledge-its-not-just-about-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;So right there, there’s a problem, okay?&#8221;
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ron-desantis-makes-waves-at-republican-presidential-forum-in-iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received heavy criticism</a> for not attending The Family Leadership Summit in Iowa and &#8220;fireside chat&#8221; with Carlson in July. All other major campaign opponents — including second-place challenger Ron DeSantis — joined Carlson in Iowa for an interview.
Carlson, the NYT noted, has refused to stop his show from airing on Twitter despite legal notices from his former employer. This week, Carlson has released interviews with Democratic primary candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
According to The Daily Mail, Carlson was also <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12419693/Tucker-Carlson-poses-picture-glamorous-ex-White-House-staffer-Donald-Trumps-Bedminster-Golf-Club.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> at Trump&#8217;s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey this week — sparking speculation.
Trump skipping a GOP debate on Fox News is not unprecedented. During his 2016 run, Trump opted not to join a debate in January <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-says-skipping-debate-turned-out-great-n506966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hosted</a> by the network.
So, his decision to forgo the RNC event is not necessarily surprising. What he is doing instead, however, could be enough to shift attention away from the event and steal the spotlight, if true. On Twitter, both men received praise and criticism for their potential plans.
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&#8220;What a great move by Trump &amp; by Tucker!&#8221; New England radio host Howie Carr tweeted. &#8220;Bleep the Fox RINO&#8217;s.&#8221;
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What a great move by Trump &amp; by Tucker!
Bleep the Fox RINO&#39;s.
Trump Plans to Skip G.O.P. Debate for Interview With Tucker Carlson <a href="https://t.co/rLM9l0iEHO">https://t.co/rLM9l0iEHO</a>
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New York Times reporter Jonathan Swan, who shared a byline on the story, also tweeted, &#8220;To state the obvious: this would be a major affront to Fox News and to the R.N.C.&#8221;
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To state the obvious: this would be a major affront to Fox News and to the R.N.C.
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Puck News journalist Tara Palmieri had similar reporting Thursday evening, claiming that both parties involved are &#8220;just working out logistics for the interview on the night of the debate.&#8221;
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New York Times confirms what I had in my newsletter last night &#8212; that the Trump and Tucker are just working out logistics for the interview on the night of the debate, read here: <a href="https://t.co/pyfzpjseTY">https://t.co/pyfzpjseTY</a> <a href="https://t.co/2RFT742Tuh">https://t.co/2RFT742Tuh</a>
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Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Monday that he had fulfilled the requirements to be on stage for the first Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 campaign. Pence joins seven other candidates who have already qualified for the August 23 event in Milwaukee. 
Pence’s team said the former vice president cleared the 40,000 individual donor threshold, the final requirement he needed to make the debate stage, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pence-announces-hes-reached-donor-threshold-qualify-first-republican-presidential-debate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The Republican candidate had already met the 1% polling requirement set by the Republican National Committee. 
Pence joins a growing list of Republican candidates to qualify for the debate, including former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), former South Carolina Governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. 
Pence’s inclusion sets up a potential showdown between him and his former boss, Donald Trump, but it remains unknown if Trump will participate in the August 23 debate. One of Trump’s advisers said last month that it was unlikely the former president would be on stage in Milwaukee. 
Following Trump’s latest arraignment in a Washington, D.C., court, Pence <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pence-says-trumps-jan-6-indictment-serves-as-important-reminder-for-anyone-who-puts-himself-over-the-constitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called out</a> his former running mate, saying the charges are a reminder that he should never be president again. Pence then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pence-trump-entitled-to-a-presumption-of-innocence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in an interview earlier this week that Trump is “entitled to a presumption of innocence.” 
Pence’s team told Fox News that they reached the donor threshold without any special giveaways. Burgum, a tech billionaire, offered people $20 gift cards in return for a $1 donation, and Ramaswamy started a scheme to pay supporters 10% of any money they help raise for his campaign. 
Trump remains the leader in early polling for the Republican primary with DeSantis consistently polling as his biggest threat from within the party. Pence currently sits in fourth place behind Ramaswamy in the national polling average, <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Real Clear Politics. 
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Joe Biden and Democrats are trying to undermine parents’ rights to a disturbing extent. According to the president, America’s youth are “<a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1669006532057464833?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not somebody else’s kids; these are all our kids</a>.” I’m going to go on the record as a proud mother of two: my son and daughter belong to my husband and I, no one else. They certainly do not belong to the government – especially a government that seems intent on putting children last and systematically attacking the right of parents to raise their kids as they see fit. Biden and far-Left radicals are using our kids like pawns to score political points. It’s disgusting, it’s beneath the office of the president, and it needs to end.
We all remember when Biden’s Department of Justice put concerned Virginia parents at school board meetings on a watch list usually reserved for <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/memo-confirms-national-school-board-group-actively-engaged-with-white-house-while-drafting-domestic-terrorists-letter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">terrorists</a>. That chilling piece of government persecution helped send Glenn Youngkin to the Governor’s mansion in 2021, where he’s since done great work to protect Virginia families. Many Americans thought that was rock-bottom. Unfortunately, infringing on parents’ rights and putting our kids last is a feature, not a bug, of the far-Left’s plan to remake America. Biden and his Democrat allies have been steadfast supporters of allowing biological men to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/woman-fights-fairness-future-womens-sports-against-trans-athletes-inherent-biological-differences" target="_blank" rel="noopener">compete in women’s sports</a>, a cruel injustice to girls who work hard to be the best in their sport, robbing them of scholarship opportunities and victories that are rightly theirs. Watch a <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1636850070552190977?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> of a trans swimmer soundly beating the best female swimmers in America and tell me you’d be okay with your daughter being treated like that.
It doesn’t matter that around <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/americans-oppose-inclusion-trans-athletes-sports-poll-finds-rcna88940" target="_blank" rel="noopener">70% of Americans</a> oppose this insane practice, which wipes away decades of progress that women have made for equal representation on the playing field. Biden and the Left don’t care about American families. They care about putting points on the board for radical extremists who stopped believing in common sense a long time ago
The stories just keep coming in. Recent school board <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-advises-schools-accept-student-gender-identity-keep-secret-from-parents-some-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guidance</a> in New York encourages teachers to keep kids’ “gender identity” a secret from parents. New proposed <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/09/california-bill-would-charge-any-parent-doesnt-affirm-transgenderism-child-abuse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a> in California wants to charge parents who don’t support their kids wanting to “transition” with child abuse. The prominent Left-wing group the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently added several parental rights groups to their “<a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/07/parental-rights-splc-hate-list/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hate and extremist list</a>” for the crime of wanting to make sure their kids aren’t taught inappropriate content in school. Of course, the SPLC researchers responsible for that terrible smear actually <a href="https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/splc-researcher-who-labeled-moms-for-liberty-a-hate-group-met-biden-national-security-officials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met with</a> Biden officials earlier this year. 
It reminds me of when we learned that elongated school lockdowns – which set our kids back years by driving down test scores, driving up teen suicides, and depriving students of time in the classroom – were a product of <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/26/biden-transition-team-asked-randi-weingartens-advice-on-school-reopening/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coordination</a> between Left-wing teacher’s unions and the Biden administration. The Biden administration is consistently working with far-Left groups to shape policy that wants you to butt out of your kids’ lives. They might punish you with a weaponized government if you push back. This isn’t right, and it isn’t America.
Thankfully, House Republicans recently passed a <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/parents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parents’ Bill of Rights</a> that stands up for our children and shifts the balance of power back to parents. As we work to flip the Senate and make Joe Biden a one-term president in 2024, we have to remember that our kids are at the center of this fight. Democrats might be fine with mortgaging our future to score political points, but Republicans will always put our children first. The American people see that we are the party of common sense when it comes to parents and kids.
Ronna McDaniel is the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-national-committee-rnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican National Committee</a> Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced on Friday the date of the first Republican presidential primary debate and the criteria that candidates must meet in order to get on stage.
“I am excited to announce the criteria for our first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on August 23,&#8221; McDaniel said in a statement. &#8220;The RNC is committed to putting on a fair, neutral, and transparent primary process and the qualifying criteria set forth will put our party and eventual nominee in the best position to take back the White House come November 2024.”
Aside from the basic constitutional requirements and paperwork needed to run for president, those who want to make it on the stage of the August 23 debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will need to meet certain polling and fundraising thresholds.
Candidates will need to be polling at least at &#8220;1% in three national polls OR 1% in two national polls and 1% in one early state poll from two separate &#8216;carve out&#8217; states (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina) recognized by the RNC.&#8221;
In order for the poll to count, the survey methodology will have to meet certain criteria, including:
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The polling must be conducted after July 1 and must be completed no later than two days before the debate.
In addition to the polling requirements, candidates must also meet certain fundraising requirements to get on the debate stage.
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Candidates must have a minimum of 40,000 unique donors and have at least 200 unique donors in at least 20 states or U.S. territories.
The RNC added that candidates must sign the following pledges:
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<li>Present signed pledges and agreement to the RNC no later than 48 hours prior to the first scheduled debate.</li>
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The RNC added that polling and fundraising requirements to make subsequent debates are likely to increase.

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RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that China is running the Biden administration.
Appearing on &#8220;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6326522897112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Sunday</a>,&#8221; McDaniel talked about voters&#8217; concerns heading into the 2024 election, saying they want the Republican Party to come together to oppose President Joe Biden&#8217;s agenda. Specifically, she pointed out that voters are worried that the Biden administration is indebted to the communist nation.
&#8220;The voters&#8230;feel that angst,&#8221; McDaniel said. &#8220;And they say that to me all the time. We need party unity. We need to bring everybody together because what they&#8217;re doing to our country is frightening. We&#8217;re not gonna have the America we know and love if this continues, if they stack the Supreme Court, if they get rid of the filibuster, if they abandon energy independence, if they&#8217;re so beholden to China.&#8221;
&#8220;China is running this White House in a lot of ways,&#8221; McDaniel continued. &#8220;China is the reason fentanyl is coming across our [southern] border. China is taking our kids&#8217; data on TikTok. We sold our Strategic Petroleum Reserves to China. This is an administration that is more China First than America First, and the American people want a President who cares about them.&#8221;
Critics have recently accused the Biden administration of taking a soft approach to China. Last month, Energy Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-energy-secretary-praises-chinas-approach-to-green-energy-hopes-to-learn-from-communist-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Granholm</a> praised China&#8217;s energy and climate policies and said she hoped the U.S. could &#8220;learn&#8221; from them.
“China has done — has been very sensitive, and has actually invested a lot in their solutions, to achieve their goals,” she said. “We’re hopeful that, you know, we can all learn from what China is doing. The amount of money that they’re investing in clean energy is actually, you know, encouraging.”
Earlier this month, the National Security Council reiterated claims that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-spy-balloon-collected-intelligence-from-sensitive-military-sites-sent-back-to-beijing-in-real-time-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chinese spy balloon</a> that flew across the country in February gathered very little intelligence, despite NBC News reporting that it had collected data from multiple sensitive American military installations and transmitted that information back to China &#8220;in real time.&#8221;
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Also this month, federal law enforcement agents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spy-balloons-police-stations-fentanyl-china-expert-blasts-biden-admin-warns-tensions-could-get-out-of-control" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> two people in New York for allegedly operating an illegal &#8220;police station&#8221; for the Chinese Communist Party. A New York Post report said that as many as <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/18/chinese-police-stations-allegedly-spying-on-nyc-la-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">six</a> other secret police stations exist in the U.S.
Last week, Treasury Secretary <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/business/economy/yellen-us-china-relationship.html#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20Treasury%20Secretary%20Janet%20L,their%20conflicting%20national%20security%20interests." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Janet Yellen</a> called for a “constructive” and “healthy” relationship between the U.S. and China. “China’s economic growth need not be incompatible with U.S. economic leadership,” she said. “We do not seek to ‘decouple’ our economy from China’s.”

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-national-committee-rnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican National Committee</a> responded to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>’s announcement that he would seek a second term with a video painting a bleak image of the future if the incumbent wins in 2024. 
The video, generated by artificial intelligence, was released shortly after Biden, 80, made his pitch to voters, which took aim at so-called “MAGA extremists.” 
“Just in, we can now call the 2024 presidential race for Joe Biden,” an announcer says at the beginning of the RNC video before describing a series of conflicts that could happen, including a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. 
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“Who’s in charge here? It feels like the train is coming off the tracks,” the announcer says at the end.
 An RNC spokesperson <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/25/rnc-slams-biden-re-election-bid-ai-generated-ad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Axios that the video was produced with AI and the first time they had used the technology to make a complete ad.
“Biden is so out-of-touch that after creating crisis after crisis, he thinks he deserves another four years,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in response to Biden’s announcement. 
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) also took aim at Biden on Tuesday morning, alluding to the ongoing conflict over the debt ceiling. 
“I know President Biden might be focused on his own political future today, but he should be focused on the future of America,” McCarthy posted on Twitter. “Biden should have announced he will finally come to the table and negotiate a responsible debt limit increase to avoid the first default in our history.”
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Biden has widely been expected to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-makes-reelection-bid-official-at-age-80" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announce the bid</a>, despite his first term being plagued by foreign and domestic policy missteps and an approval rating stuck in the low 40% range. He made the announcement in a <a href="https://joebiden.com/">video shot earlier this month</a> at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, vacation home.
Biden already faces a primary challenge from lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and self-help guru Marianne Williamson. There have been rumors that California Governor Gavin Newsom and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin could enter the race. However, the Democratic National Committee has declared it will not sponsor any debates and is entirely behind Biden.
Republican presidential primary candidates include former President Donald Trump, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, and conservative radio host Larry Elder. Early polling has shown Trump maintaining a comfortable lead over the other candidates. 
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

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