Donald Trump confirms he will skip Republican presidential debates

Donald Trump has confirmed that helium volition not instrumentality portion successful Republican statesmanlike debates with his rivals successful the contention for the White House.

The ex-president said 1 latest canvass showed helium had "legendary" numbers up of different hopefuls to beryllium the party's nominee for the 2024 election.

"The nationalist knows who I americium & what a palmy Presidency I had," Mr Trump, 77, wrote successful a station connected societal media.

The archetypal Republican statesmanlike superior statement volition beryllium connected 23 August.

The 2nd statement tin perchance travel the adjacent day. At slightest 2 much debates are expected successful the ensuing months.

Voting successful the Republican superior predetermination begins successful the authorities of Iowa connected 15 January 2024, but much debates are apt to beryllium held to assistance winnow the field.

Recent polls person consistently shown that Mr Trump - who faces a fig of transgression charges - is presently the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.

In a station connected his Truth Social level connected Sunday, Mr Trump wrote: "New CBS POLL, conscionable out, has maine starring the tract by "legendary" numbers."

He added that respective different contenders - including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis - were lagging acold behind.

"The nationalist knows who I americium & what a palmy Presidency I had, with Energy Independence, Strong Borders & Military, Biggest EVER Tax & Regulation Cuts, No Inflation, Strongest Economy successful History, & overmuch more.

"I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!"

In caller months, Mr Trump had repeatedly suggested that helium would not articulation the Republican debates.

He had cited polls that showed him starring different candidates by "seemingly insurmountable numbers" and had complained that projected moderators and venues mightiness beryllium "hostile" towards him.

Other Republican statesmanlike hopefuls person truthful acold not commented connected the the latest developments.

Donald Trump, America's 45th president successful 2017-21, has been criminally indicted 4 times, and volition person a bid of trials to be successful 2024 arsenic helium runs again for the White House.

He describes the charges against him arsenic a governmental "witch hunt".

The charges could - successful mentation - pb to important situation clip if Mr Trump is convicted.

But the logistics, information and authorities of jailing a erstwhile president mean a accepted situation condemnation is seen arsenic improbable by galore experts.