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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo Trump caved on the $5 million appearance fee demand (CNN debate)?
Donald Trump says hell take part in the Dec. 15 Republican debate in Las Vegas but he wont be getting paid for his appearance.
When youre leading in the polls, I think its too big of a risk to not do the debate, Trump told The Washington Post during an interview at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., on Thursday. I dont think I have the kind of leverage Id like to have in a deal and I dont want to take the chance of hurting my campaign. So Ill do the debate.
Trump had proposed the idea on Monday during a campaign stop in Georgia that he would boycott the debate if CNN didnt pay him $5 million and that he would donate the proceeds to veterans.
When youre leading in the polls, I think its too big of a risk to not do the debate, Trump told The Washington Post during an interview at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., on Thursday. I dont think I have the kind of leverage Id like to have in a deal and I dont want to take the chance of hurting my campaign. So Ill do the debate.
Trump had proposed the idea on Monday during a campaign stop in Georgia that he would boycott the debate if CNN didnt pay him $5 million and that he would donate the proceeds to veterans.
http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/12/03/donald-trump-cnn-debate-5-million-jeff-zucker/
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Isn't he trying to sell America on the idea that he's the ultimate "Negotiator's Negotiator"? This doesn't bode well for him in that area at all!
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So Trump caved on the $5 million appearance fee demand (CNN debate)? (Original Post)
bullwinkle428
Dec 2015
OP
He kind of blew it when he decided to mouth off about banning all Muslims n/t
951-Riverside
Dec 2015
#2
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)1. Flop flopper
951-Riverside
(7,234 posts)2. He kind of blew it when he decided to mouth off about banning all Muslims n/t
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)3. He realized he would have made himself eligible for the
"All-time cowards of history" hall of fame if he backed out on the heels of those comments.