CNN: Trump, Carson Threaten To Pull out of Next GOP Debate over CNBC Demands

The two candidates said they would not participate in the Oct. 28 debate ‘If it is longer than 120 minutes including commercials and does not include opening and closing statements’

Trump, Carson threaten to boycott next GOP debate (CNN)

Republican front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson are threatening to pull out of the next Republican primary debate if the hosts don't agree to their demands.

In a letter to CNBC, which is hosting the next debate, the two candidates said they would not participate in the Oct. 28 debate "if it is longer than 120 minutes including commercials and does not include opening and closing statements."

In a statement, CNBC said, "Our goal is to host the most substantive debate possible. Our practice in the past has been to forego opening statements to allow more time to address the critical issues that matter most to the American people. We started a dialogue yesterday with all of the campaigns involved and we will certainly take the candidates' views on the format into consideration as we finalize the debate structure."

 

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