The Donald And Des Moines
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Trump would appear to be betting that Fox News needs him more than he needs then:
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump abruptly announced here Tuesday that he would not participate in Thursday’s scheduled debate, escalating his off-and-on feud with the Fox News Channel and throwing the GOP campaign into turmoil.
Trump’s assertion, which his campaign manager insisted was irreversible, came less than one week before the kick-off Iowa caucuses, once again defying the conventional rules of politics and using his power and prominence to shape the campaign agenda and conversation.
Given that a primary objective of the first Fox News Debates seemed to be to undermine Trump on the one hand and to promote Rubio and Fiorina on the other, it’s hard to argue with him.
Meanwhile, Trump has racked up another overdetermined “celebrity” endorsement. The Veep search is over!