Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 06:09 pm
Donald Trump got immediately booed at the Republican debate for refusing to promise not to run as a third party candidate.
The Fox debate kicked off with a question asking if there was any candidate who won’t promise not to run third party. Donald Trump refused to raise his hand and ended up getting booed by the Republican audience.
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Trump said, “I can totally make that pledge if I am the nominee, I will pledge that I will not run as an Independent, and I am discussing it with everybody. We’re talking about a lot of leverage. We want to win, and we will win. But I want to win as a Republican. I want to run as the Republican nominee.”
Rand Paul jumped in and accused Trump of buying and selling politicians.
Trump got booed when he said that he will not make the pledge at this time.
With one question, Donald Trump hijacked the Republican debate. Trump has made his extortion threat clear. Either the Republican Party hands him the Republican nomination, or he will run third party and cost them the election.
The early stages of the debate have been the Donald Trump show. Trump is sucking all of the oxygen out of the room and dominating the stage. The Republican audience has a strange relationship with Trump. One second they are cheering him, and the next moment they are booing him.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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