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First Republican Presidential Debate Underway Shortly

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21:00 ET 02:00 BST: The first Republican presidential debate will get underway shortly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The debate will be hosted by Fox News and moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.Livestream

  • Taking the stage: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, South Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.
  • The notable absence is former President Donald Trump who will boycott the debate citing his strong polling numbers. Trump will attempt to suck the oxygen out of the debate by airing an interview recorded with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
  • Axios notes: “No candidate has lost a party's nomination with a polling margin like former President Trump's — and it's been more than 20 years since a Republican has had this big of a lead, this consistently, in an open primary.”
  • Please find a preview of the debate in today's edition of our US Daily Brief.

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