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Politics
Shant Shahrigian

Trump remains coy on whether he’ll be in first GOP presidential debate

Former President Donald Trump remains coy on whether he’ll be in the first GOP presidential debate, suggesting he’s so far ahead of his rivals in the polls that it makes no sense for him to participate.

Asked in an interview that aired Sunday about his plans for the August debate, the former president rattled off poll numbers showing he’s in command of the field.

“Why would you be doing a debate? It’s actually not fair,” Trump said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “Why would you let somebody that’s at 0 (percent) or 1 or 2 or 3 be popping you with questions?”

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