We finally have the schedule for the first Republican primary debate for the year and it happens in August.
Fox News has announced they are partnering with both Rumble and Young America’s Foundation to put on the debate:
The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced Wednesday that Fox News will host the first GOP presidential primary debate in the 2024 cycle.
The debate, titled the “Fox News Republican Primary Debate with partners Young America’s Foundation and Rumble,” will take place during the month of August in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is the host city for the 2024 Republican National Convention.
“I am excited to announce that our first debate in Milwaukee will be in partnership with Fox News, Young America’s Foundation, and Rumble,” RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement first shared with Fox News on Wednesday.
McDaniel emphasized that “the next President of the United States will be on our debate stage, and we look forward to hosting a fair and transparent platform for our great candidates to debate and share our winning Republican message with voters across the country.”
The chairwoman, asked during an interview on News’ “Fox and Friends” on Wednesday morning, if there will be one or two debate stages, said “we’ll put the criteria out soon. We don’t know how many candidates there’s going to be so that will dictate whether there’s one or two stages. Right now I don’t see there being two stages but I could be wrong on that. The field’s forming later than usual.”
The debate will be televised exclusively on Fox News, and Rumble is the live-streaming partner.
Rumble chairman and CEO Chris Pavlovski said in a statement that “Rumble’s mission to protect free speech is not just a slogan, it runs through the DNA of our company. We are thrilled to partner with the RNC to bring the debate stage online and help promote open dialogue. Rumble saw record traffic and user engagement during the 2022 midterms, and we’re ready to be the premier platform for all candidates in the 2024 elections.”
Since Fox News is airing the debate, along with Rumble, then my guess is that YAF will participate in either forming the questions or asking them on the debate stage.
Right now there are quite a few people still considering whether or not to jump in the race, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Former VP Mike Pence.
Tim Scott announced an exploratory committee today and of course Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and former President Trump will be on the debate stage.
Republican businessman Perry Johnson of Michigan has also declared and former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson will be declaring this month.