Trump says he won't sign loyalty pledge required for first GOP debate

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Trump says he won't sign loyalty pledge required for first GOP debate
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The pledge includes a clause saying that the candidate will support the eventual GOP nominee.

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Then don't let him debate. Why is this hard?

No one will tune in to the debates if Trump isn't there and everyone knows it.

The networks that broadcast the debates want drama because they want views. Trump speaking is one of the biggest draws they can get. I mean he's a bumbling idiot but everyone, left and right, is gonna want to know what he says.

He doesn't WANT to debate, why does nobody see this lol. We will never see him debate again

Republicans don't watch the debates, and literally cheered their candidates for ducking debates with democrats last election.

If they did watch debates, they would realize their candidates had zero platform worth voting for. The ones that do watch them are there for the drama, which this move also satisfies.

Ehh. Trump did terrible in the 2020 debates(although Pence did okay)- but the CNN townhall reflected well on him.