01/17/2024

CNN Cancels New Hampshire Debate After Trump, Haley Decline Invitation

Citing the same reason, ABC canceled its debate in the state

CNN will no longer host a Republican primary debate in New Hampshire because just one qualified candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, accepted the network's invitation to appear onstage.

"We will continue to pursue other opportunities as the campaign season progresses through 2024," a CNN spokesperson said Wednesday in an email to The Washington Post about the debate's cancellation.

The debate was scheduled to be held at New England College on Sunday, two days before the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary. While former president Donald Trump — the primary’s front-runner since the race kicked off — has declined to participate in any of the GOP debates, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley had participated in all previous debates. After the Iowa caucuses, in which she finished third behind Trump and DeSantis, Haley declined not only CNN’s invitation to debate but one from ABC News, which was scheduled to host a debate on Thursday from the Granite State.

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