Two network debates scheduled ahead of next week’s New Hampshire primary have been canceled, both CNN and ABC have announced. As a result, New Hampshire voters won’t be getting any new closing arguments from campaigns before they vote.
The decision comes after former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced she would not be participating in any debates that Donald Trump was not attending.
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“We’ve had five great debates in this campaign. Unfortunately, Donald Trump has ducked all of them,” Haley said in a statement. “He has nowhere left to hide. The next debate I do will either be with Donald Trump or with Joe Biden. I look forward to it.”
The move received sharp criticism from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
“Nikki Haley is afraid to debate because…
