Yesterday, Wednesday, August 23, the first debate among eight Republican candidates to the primaries for the US presidencyelections to be held this coming year, 2024. The meeting in the city of Milwaukee (Wisconsin) was undoubtedly marked by repeated allusions to donald trumpleader of the Republicans from 2017-2021, who did not attend the debate, as he already assured a few days ago, despite leading the polls.

The former president of the United States pointed out that his absence is due to the fact that “he is the favorite for the nomination” according to the figures of a recent survey that presented an abysmal distance with respect to the next candidate, the governor of Florida Ron DeSantis, whom he would take out almost 50 points.

Likewise, he assured, in an interview with former Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson that was published at the same time that he was holding said debate that he is not willing to debate candidates who would have less than one percentage point of voting intention compared to his 62%.

So much so that Trump wondered: “Do I sit there for an hour or two, whatever, to be harassed by these people? Should I do it on a network that is not particularly friendly to me?”, pointing to the channel. of television, Fox TV, which broadcast the debate, shortly before criticizing other media outlets, such as NBC or CNN, which he has accused of being corrupt and spreading ‘fake news’.

In addition, Trump, who has boasted of being able to get higher ratings in his interview with Carlson, stated that “there are people in the debate who should not be running for the White House race, such as former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, argued that “he never gave him a position because he never trusted him very much. In fact, he says, it is “one of the reasons why he feels so hurt and betrayed:” he is weak and pathetic. I don’t know how he managed to rule such a great state. How does this guy get elected governor of Arkansas?” he wondered.

On the other hand, regarding the debate between the 8 Republican candidates, DeSantis, the second in the polls, has declared “a victory after the meeting, since, despite being the candidate who would receive the most votes from those present, he has avoided to a large extent the conflict.However, for his part, the candidate most attacked has been the businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who, among other statements, has affirmed that “the climate change agenda is a hoax”. also discussed the invasion of Ukraine, abortion and the economy

For her part, from the Government, Biden’s ‘number two’, Kamala Harris, has described the debate as an “extremist agenda”: “Tonight the American people heard how much they can lose with an extremist agenda. Biden and I will continue to build a nation where all people can truly prosper,” he said.