RNC cuts ties to presidential debate commission, citing partisan bias
In this Sept. 29, 2020, photo, from left, first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, ... more >
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times - Thursday, April 14, 2022
The Republican National Committee severed ties Thursday with the Commission on Presidential Debates, saying the nonprofit corporation is too biased to be trusted to host the high-profile candidate forums in 2024.
Breaking with three decades of tradition, the RNC‘s unanimous vote against the Commission on Presidential Debates, also known as CPD. It was the latest fallout from the 2020 election when President Trump accused the commission of favoring then-Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden.
“Today, the RNC voted to withdraw from the biased CPD, and we are going to find newer, better debate platforms to ensure that future nominees are not forced to go through the biased CPD in order to make their case to the American people,” said RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel.
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