Donald Trump says he'll participate in next Fox News debate
Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump boycotted the last GOP primary debate hosted by Fox News, but he says he's ready to attend the next Fox debate on March 3.
"No, I'll be there," Trump said Friday on the Steve Malzberg Show on Friday. "I have no objection to being there."
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Trump initially refused his invitation to the January 28 debate after airing complaints about Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly, saying the network anchor is "really biased against" him. He finalized his decision to withdraw from the debate after the network issued a mocking statement about his objections and instead held an event to raise money for veterans.
In his interview with Malzberg Friday, Trump insisted that his decision to skip the debate "had nothing to do with Megyn Kelly."
"It had to do with a memo that was sent out by Fox that was a little bit taunting, and I said it was inappropriate," he continued. "And what happened, because I didn't do it, I raised $6 million for the vets. So I wouldn't have changed places. I mean, I did the right thing."
The next Republican debate, hosted by ABC News, is this Saturday, February 6.