Elections

Trumpworld’s Plan to Win the GOP Debate—Without Showing Up

NO SHOW, NO PROBLEM?

The former president will not be on stage for the first primary debate in Milwaukee, but that hasn’t stopped his team from planning to spin it as a victory anyway.

Zachary Petrizzo
Zachary Petrizzo 

Former Politics Reporter

Photo illustration of Donald Trump standing in front of a distorted speaking podium.
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Zachary Petrizzo

Zachary Petrizzo

Former Politics Reporter

ZTPetrizzo

zachary.petrizzo@thedailybeast.com

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