STLA - Trump Makes It 3 In A Row As He Decides To Skip Third Consecutive GOP Debate Focus Shifts To Courting Detroit Auto Workers; Seeks Support Despite Leading Polls By Wide Margin | Benzinga
With a sizable lead in polls of Republican voters, former President Donald Trump is ready to sit out the second and third Republican primary debates happening next week and in early November.
What Happened: Several Republican candidates will take the stage on Sept. 27 for a second Republican Primary Debate to be held in California. One candidate who will not be making an appearance is Trump, the current frontrunner of the Republican nominees.
Trump will put his focus instead on an appearance in Detroit in support of the UAW strikes that are happening against General Motors Co (NYSE: GM), Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) and Stellantis NV (NYSE: STLA). Trump is expected to give a speech during primetime, which could coincide with the debate of his rivals being covered on television.
The second debate will air on Fox Business, a unit of Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOX)(NASDAQ: FOXA) and stream on Rumble Inc (NASDAQ: