{"id":4924,"date":"2023-08-18T14:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:36:48","slug":"report-trump-to-skip-first-debate-to-participate-in-rival-event-with-tucker-carlson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/2026\/report-trump-to-skip-first-debate-to-participate-in-rival-event-with-tucker-carlson\/njackson\/2023\/08\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Trump to Skip First Debate to Participate in Rival Event with Tucker Carlson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has reportedly finalized his plans to skip the first Republican presidential debate and instead participate in an event with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-debate-tucker-carlson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The New York 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