One of the requirements for presidential candidates to participate in the 1st Republican Debate of the year 2023 is that must sign a loyalty agreement, which states that regardless of who wins the primary, everyone must support the winner of the contest in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
Despite this, there is a candidate who refuses to sign this loyalty agreement: former president Donald Trump.
According to the CNBC news portal, Trump has already met other requirements, such as obtaining a minimum number of donors, and has registered support in the pollsenough to participate in the debate that will take place on August 23 in the state of Milwuakee.
However, this Wednesday, Trump stated that he would not sign the loyalty agreement to support the Republican candidate chosen by the GOP voters.
“I would not sign that agreement. Why would you sign a loyalty agreement if there are people there you wouldn’t support?Trump said in an interview with Newsmax.
The former Republican president assured that there were “three or four people” in the primaries whom he did not want to see as president of the United States.
“They want me to sign a loyalty agreement, but I can tell you three or four people I wouldn’t support becoming president. So there’s a problem“Trump said.
According to information from CNBC, former President Trump has given indications, on several occasions, that he plans to avoid debates with other Republican candidates, since it would not make sense for him to expose himself to political attacks from other rivals who are far behind. in popularity and vote intention polls.
Despite this, Trump has not entirely ruled out his participation in the Republican debate.
“I’ll let you know next week. But look, I’m between 50 and 55 points above DeSanctimonious (Trump’s humorous way of referring to fellow presidential hopeful and current Florida governor Ron DeSantis)Trump asserted, adding that his popularity in the polls surpasses even Joe Biden.
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