Trump to skip opening GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee

Donald Trump will be a no-show at this week’s Republican presidential primary debate. The former president has confirmed that he’ll be skipping Wednesday night’s first GOP debate of the 2024 election season. Writing on his social media site, Trump said the public knows him and he will “not be doing the debates.” It wasn’t immediately clear if he plans to boycott more than this week’s debate in Milwaukee, but Trump has said for some time that he sees little upside in joining his Republican rivals on stage given his commanding lead in the race.