Fox News Bans Trump Surrogates from Debate 'Spin Room' Following Trump's Absence

Fox News Restricts Trump Surrogates from Attending Republican Primary Debate

Fox News has decided to restrict former President Donald Trump's surrogates from attending the Republican Party primary debate in Milwaukee. This comes after Trump announced that he would not be attending the debate. The network informed the Trump campaign that access to the "spin room," where top supporters promote their candidates and criticize opponents, would now be limited to "participating candidate/campaigns."

The former president, who is 77 years old, recently stated that he does not need to participate in a debate as a CBS News GOP primary poll indicated that the primary was already decided. However, a recent poll in Iowa suggests that the race could be more competitive in the important primary state. Additionally, the network has a policy that only candidates who have qualified for the debate can send their representatives to appear on the network.

Former President Donald Trump announced on social media that he will not be participating in any debates. Instead, he has opted to do a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which will be streamed on social media at the same time as the debate.

A CBS News poll, which President Trump referenced, included a question asking likely Republican primary voters whether they believed Trump should participate in the Republican debate.

According to a recent survey, 73% of respondents believe that former President Donald Trump should participate in the upcoming debates, while only 27% think he should not. Steve Doocy, co-host of "Fox & Friends," has suggested that Trump's absence from the debates could benefit President Joe Biden. Doocy argues that if Trump becomes the Republican Party nominee, Biden may choose to skip debating him as well.

The article discusses the potential impact of Donald Trump's decision to skip the debates on Joe Biden's campaign. The author quotes Doocy, who suggests that Trump's absence may give Biden an excuse to avoid debating him. The article also mentions Ronna McDaniel's attempt to convince Trump to participate in the first debate, but he declined.