His absence likely will be brought up at the debate, especially since Chris Christie will be on stage.
The former New Jersey governor has staked much of his campaign on criticizing Trump.
Hes also attacked Bret Baier, who is co-moderator of the debate along with Martha MacCallum.
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I think they will come.
That will likely dominated the news cycle, rather than post-debate focus on key breakout moments from the event.
According to a memo obtained by Deadline, participating candidates are being allowed only five spin room credentials.
He also raised the possibility that someone like Sean Hannity could invite the Trump surrogates.
I can tell you now that has all been sorted out.
They think they are getting away with something, theyre not.
Just like 2016 all over again.
Carlsons most recent show, an interview with Col. Douglas Macgregor, has drawn 5.7 million Twitter/X views.
While that sounds significant, it compares to the 121 million views for Carlsons first show in June.
It is not a great counter-programming thing, but I do think it is calculated.
