The business magnate opted out the Republican debate in Iowa Thursday, moderated again by Fox anchors including by Megyn Kelly, to throw his own bash at an auditorium at Drake University where he said he raised $6 million for veterans.
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That’s because ratings for the previous Republican debate – which Trump attended – were the lowest.
Colbert’s first question was whether Donald and Trump believe Donald Trump’s absence at the Republican debate would help improve Ted Cruz’s chances.
On Friday, Trump defended his decision to snub Fox News, one of the most powerful media forces in Republican politics.
Those networks aired segments of a Donald Trump rally, which was scheduled after the GOP contender withdrew from the Fox News debate.
Further, if Fox was selling ads with a promise of anything bigger than 12 million, which I imagine it was, it will probably have to provide advertising time free of charge to make up the difference.
“Ted Cruz may not be a US citizen, right?”
Trump will be appearing at a campaign event, which is being referred to as a voter forum hosted by Carr, in Milford, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, the day after the Iowa GOP caucuses and one week before the New Hampshire primary.
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump withdrew from the GOP debate and spoke at a rally in Des Moines.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump himself held a rival event just a few miles away to raise funds for wounded USA veterans. It’s Trump vs. Trump, “or as they are known by their celebrity couples name: Dump”. Using clips from Trump’s interviews, campaign speeches and past debates, Colbert shows the discrepancy in Trump’s strong opinions while asking him about Ted Cruz, Iowa and Hillary Clinton.
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And, ironically, in Google’s breakdown of most-searched questions for Trump, No. 2 was “What channel is Donald Trump on?” The cable news network performed just fine in the Nielsens on Thursday night. Once a candidate references your period blood and calls you a bimbo, I think you have free reign to compare them to a literary villain.
