Because of this, Colbert made a decision to have his own debate with the absent candidate that he called The 2016 Top Tremendous All-You-Can Trump Luxury Presidential Debate.
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The ratings for the GOP debate suggest Donald Trump’s competing event was neither a complete victory nor a complete loss.
“I’m getting more publicity”, Trump said.
According to estimates of the viewers, the Fox News debate swamped Trump’s event with Fox totaling up as much as 170 percent more audience than Trump’s event, even though Trump was being aired on three channels while the Fox News debate was only aired on one.
In the metered-market overnights, which represent 56 of the nation’s largest markets, Fox News Channel’s debate from Iowa averaged an 8.4 household rating. Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) tweeted on Thursday. Despite Trump’s physical absence on the stage he was still quite present on social media.
Trump refused to attend the debate hosted by Fox News because of his ongoing disputes with moderator Megyn Kelly.
Fox News issued a statement saying its chief, Roger Ailes, had spoken to Trump and “acknowledged his concerns”.
And if you don’t believe me, watch Colbert’s full takedown of The Donald below. “Since then, they have been excellent”, Trump said.
“I’m a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly”.
Fiorina’s team told WYFF News 4 that she offered $2 million to veterans’ causes if Trump would debate her on Thursday night instead of holding the rally.
Fox pulled 12.5 million viewers, a great night for any television network, but a far cry from Fox’s first debate last August, when more than 24 million people tuned in.
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Texas senator Ted Cruz, locked in a tight contest with Mr Trump in Iowa, opened the debate with a sarcastic impression of the property mogul’s frequent insults of his opponents. Cruz’s joke became one of the standout moments in the first half of the debate, gaining momentum on Twitter among news outlets and average Twitter users. “When you’re treated badly, you have to stick up for your rights”, he said, referring to his row with Fox.
