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Trump update 10/16\2015.. Tyngsborough, Massachusetts and a 120 minute debate
Donald Trump Massachusetts Rally in Tyngsborough, MA on October 16, 2015
Trump, Carson threaten to boycott CNBC debate
Trump Drives Hard Bargain with CNBC!
CNBC Agrees to Trump’s Debate Demands
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-cnbc-debate-dispute/2015/10/15/id/696444/?AID=7236
CNBC has given in to Donald Trump’s demands and will limit its Oct. 28 Republican primary debate to two hours.
Trump tweeted the news early Friday:
CNN, citing a source with knowledge of the decision, confirmed Trump’s announcement, reporting that the Republican National Committee was contacting campaigns with the news Friday morning.
Trump and candidate Ben Carson, the two leading Republican presidential contenders, on Thursday had threatened to pull out of the third GOP debate in Coloradoin a dispute with CNBC and the RNC over the length of the debate and other rules.
Trump took to Twitter after a conference call Thursday afternoon between RNC officials and top advisers to the candidates erupted into chaos over the issues, Politico reports.
Both Trump and Carson were particularly concerned about the debate’s length and whether candidates would be allowed to make opening and closing statements.
The New York real estate magnate posted these tweets:
Trump later Thursday did not rule out appearing, even if the debate did extend beyond two hours.
“I don’t care. I can stand for five hours,” he told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News. “I can stand for 10 hours. But it’s unfair to the viewers. It’s too long.
“They have sold out all their commercials and want to increase it by an hour,” Trump said of CNBC. “Now, they want to make this an extra hour.
“I think it’s unfair to the viewers because it’s too much. It’s too much to watch — and they are doing it because they want to make more money.”
The Carson camp fired off a letter to CNBC Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Cuddy on behalf of both campaigns earlier Thursday. The third debate will be held on Oct. 28 at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
“Mr. Trump and Dr. Carson do agree to a 120 minute debate that includes commercial breaks and opening and closing statements,” the campaign said in the letter, a copy of which was provided to Newsmax. “Mr. Trump and Dr. Carson do not, and will not, agree to appear at a debate that is more than 120 minutes long including commercials breaks.
“Further, the debate must include opening and closing statements from all the candidates,” the letter said.
The Carson letter stated that CNBC outlined a two-hour debate format, plus commercials, and without the statements. The objective was “reiterated” in a conference call Wednesday with the campaign staffs.
“To be clear, neither of our campaigns agreed to either the length you propose or your ban on opening or closing statements,” the document said. “In fact, neither of our campaigns were even consulted.
“Neither of those conditions are acceptable,” the letter continued. “Neither Mr. Trump or Dr. Carson will participate in your debate if it is longer than 120 minutes including commercials and does not include opening and closing statements.”
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Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2015/10/trump-update-10162015-tyngsborough.html
