Say Hello To The Next GOP Debate Moderator: Donald Trump
- Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:41pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Billionaire Donald Trump will moderate a Republican presidential debate later this month. (AP File Photo)
Donald Trump will moderate a Republican presidential debate in Iowa at the end of the month, the New York Times reported.
The business mogul and reality TV star — who flirted with the idea of making his own presidential bid earlier this year — will pair up with the conservative magazine and news site Newsmax for the Des Moines, Iowa debate on Dec. 27.
“Our readers and the grass roots really love Trump,” Christopher Ruddy, chief executive of Newsmax Media, told the Times. “They may not agree with him on everything, but they don’t see him as owned by the Washington establishment, the media establishment.”
According to the Times, Newsmax sent an invitation to all the GOP contenders Friday that began, “We are pleased to cordially invite you to ‘The Newsmax Ion Television 2012 Presidential Debate,’ moderated by a truly great American, Mr. Donald J. Trump.”
The debate, which will air on the cable channel Ion Television, will be the final one before the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3.
Trump is an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama, as well as a long-time skeptic of his birth certificate. According to The Hill, he has held private meetings with Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin, and will meet with Newt Gingrich on Monday.
UPDATE: Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has turned down the debate invitation, with a statement reading in part:
[W]e have declined to participate in the ‘Presidential Apprentice’ Debate with The Donald. The Republican Party deserves a serious discussion of the issues so voters can choose a leader they trust to defeat President Obama and turn our economy around.
According to Business Insider, Huntsman campaign spokesman Tim Miller had this to add:
“Lol. We look forward to watching Mitt and Newt suck-up to The Donald with a big bowl of popcorn,” he said in an email to Business Insider.
Huntsman is also reportedly skipping another debate next week in Iowa. He previously sat out a Las Vegas debate in October.
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Comments (132)
Workforit
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:24pmShould be a good show… I don’t think Newt will be “handling” Donald quite like he has other MSM dweeb moderators of the past…
Looking forward to it!
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 5:07pmDon’t think Newt will have to – The Donald will ask hard questions but they won’t have the same tenor as the “moderators” from the alphabet channels had
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 7:04pmI agree .. I think Trump is a lot smarter than any of the moderators from the MSM .. .this should BE GOOD!
TEA!
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 9:04pmYou think Ron Paul’s ad was tough on Newt? WOW Wait until you see what this Iowa Christian Group produced! It’s BRUTAL!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOQbZvK7KcQ
Report Post »KTsayz
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 10:57pm@Vechorik That is SOME video! Needs to be spread far and wide.
Report Post »louise
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 4:15amVechorik,
Thanks for posting this link. What a great find! I will be passing it along
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:21pmI want to know what the next president is going to do about all the marxist teachers in our education system if we don’t put a stop to the indoctrination in our schools we will just be going in circles !!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »skiziks20453
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 5:28pmyou are soooo correct on that one…
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 7:00pmI’ve been complaining about that since 1976 when they introduced Transendental teaching policies, whatever the hell that was. But I do know that if you taught multiplication by making students fill in a matrix and not by word problems you were subject to being fired.
NoBama 2012
Report Post »Reboot Washington
KTsayz
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 10:59pmWel don’t count on Newt to change that. He voted FOR Carter‘s Dept of Ed and still wants to fiddle with it adding his ’futurist’ one-world government meme.
Report Post »Chappy123
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:19pmBetter than having MSNDC, The View, CNN and all the other libslobs asking questions. I’ll be watching.
Report Post »Big M 2011
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:43pmI agree. The so called journalists haven’t got the remotest idea about what is important to the American people. Trump should do well.
Report Post »Mad_as_Hell...
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:15pmI like a CEO asking questions to potential CEOs.
Report Post »ROMANS 10-9
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:14pmGREAT!
Trump will challenge them with real questions!
Should be Newt and Bauchman!
Report Post »patriot4evah
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:11pmWonderful News!!!!! some REAL questions…. Sarah Palin next and we should be good to go.
Report Post »your sensei
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 6:39pmYep. Good to go down in flames.
Report Post »Bro Geo Too
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:07pmNope. Not gonna waste my time watching presidential wannabes grovel and pander to the megalomaniac. This farcical event will only cheapen conservatism and provide useful fodder for the liberals.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:06pmI predict that this girl is going to be the nominee – She is the only real conservative left.
Report Post »The arrogant Newt will implode – Romney is a rino and poor dear Ron P. is out to lunch of Foreign affairs.
Also Donald likes a good leg!
Ella
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:05pmThis picture of Trump gave me a little creepy feeling. He puts his thumb and index fingers together just like Hussein Obama does. I hate when Obama does that as well.
Report Post »Stevsea
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:11pmBill Clinton does that too.
Report Post »Jefferson
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 5:48pmHe looks like he’s hooting like an owl.
Actually, what he is doing is called “anchoring.”
Report Post »He draws attention to a certain word or point, and anchors it with a hand gesture.
This is used in Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP.
It is a form of hypnosis that Ohmamma is a master at.
Research Ohmmma and NLP.
Why do think he has this way of making people look like they’ve been hypnotized after his speeches?
Fainting and crying.
Ohmamma was SELECTED not elected. He was groomed for this position long before he came on board. He is a master of deception.
Many people keep falling for the same old “red team vs blue team” nonsense, so they don’t see that at the top, the agenda is the same, and has been planned out for a long time.
“Nothing in Politics happens by accident” FDR
Google the film “The Obama Deception” and you will understand a little more of what is happening.
Vechorik
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:03pmYes, and Trump said last night he had better things to do than be Bachmann’s VP
Report Post »NILAP
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:02pmWhat if Donald decides after the debate to fire them all and hire himself for President ?
Report Post »Chappy123
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:11pmMight not be such a bad idea. You gotta admit, the man is a genius.
Report Post »Obama>Jesus
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 6:27pmAh yes, a genius who almost ran Atlantic City into the ground, who made his fortune off of his father.
Report Post »donflow
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:00pmI like it. You can bet he’ll have a few China questions…
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:00pmI can’t wait for Trump to say “you’re fired” after Newt endorses amnesty again!
Report Post »garyM
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:57pmAmerica is mixing Hollywood with real life more everyday. Trump is a good actor, has a good show, Celebrity Apprentice! I just don’t see this as something we would have done back before we went stark a$$ crazy! Of course there are many things I could out in that category!
Report Post »NotPoliticallyCorrect
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:57pmThis oughtta be great, the first debate I‘ll watch in its entirety I’m sure.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:57pmI’ve watched everyone one so far; I will be watching this one as well. So emphasis on energy and envrionment, I understand. Perhaps the closing of both dept’s will be the theme of the evening.
Report Post »saranda
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:54pmWell good. That is one debate I won’t have any time for. Moderated by a tacky media whore? What a complete waste of an opportunity to showcase repub candidates. This man has less understanding of foreign affairs than Cain and more skeletons than the repub field combined.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:01pmWhat a joke. Who will be next, Oprah?
Trump is about to endorse Newt as president, so he shouldn’t be near the place. (Newt belongs to Trump’s golf course and Trump said he always supports his members).
Cain is dropping out and will endorse Newt, so that sucks as well.
Report Post »Heaven help America.
KTsayz
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 11:02pmVechorik, I think the same thing. Trump will give Newtie soft-ball questions while hammering Ron Paul because Paul refuses to grovel before that windbag.
Report Post »True American66
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:53pmI fear this will turn into a media circus for the GOP…..mixing entertainment with politics is a tactic used and abused by the left and the MSM…..You don’t get down in the gutter with the rats…YOU FLUSH THEM OUT!
Report Post »kangaroo
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:52pmThis is going to be fantastic.
Report Post »korbin
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:50pmThis one fruity dude, but I like him. He tries to be smart and my definition of “smart” isn’t measured by cash. It will be cool to watch his ego and cool hair get in the way of any real responses. I don’t trust any of them. Michelle B has principals and is female, I think much less likely to be paid off compared to the old white establishment.
Report Post »korbin
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:58pmI am a proud white man FYI, my point was newt is a poster child for the establishment corrupt, life long public service is not a good thing since they all become multi millionaires on our tax dollars. Lets see how many would “serve the public” if 2 terms, no pay or national avg for similar and no life time security forces, healthcare and lastly no insider trading information. We would then get back to common sense for the most part.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:50pmI like it!
Report Post »nilo
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:49pmGet down to the nitty gritty Donnie!
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:47pmInteresting, Think Ron Paul will have a meeting with him? and do you want him too?
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:07pmI doubt Ron Paul takes Donald Trump seriously. Fox is the one that built up Donald Trump as far as politics are concerned. They’re always hosting “The Donald” and asking him to repeat Fox News talking points.
It’s a sad, sad thing.
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 4:02pmRon Paul Rejects Donald Trump-Moderated Debate
Report Post »Locked
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:47pmDonald Trump: So, GOP contenders, first question… when did you first find out Obama was from Kenya?
Report Post »integrican
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:30pmIt’s funny (not really) Obama could have been born on the floor of the US capital and still wouldn’t be eligible to be our President. His Father was an English subject living in the British Commonwealth that would become Kenya in 1964. His (Obama the elder)“Nationality” would have been listed as British. I think our constitution mentions this scenario. Our forefathers didn’t take kindly to those kind around here. (southpark reference) ( c :
Report Post »Locked
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:53pm“I think our constitution mentions this scenario.”
Nope. Says “natural born citizen” and absolutely no explanation of what that means.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:46pmAwesome! The comb over will be asking questions!
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