Current:Home > FinanceWant to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here’s how to watch -WealthMindset Learning
Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here’s how to watch
View
Date:2025-04-12 14:01:42
It’s almost time for the first debate among Republicans competing for their party’s 2024 presidential nomination.
Here’s all of the information on how to watch:
TUNING IN
The two-hour debate will start at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday. It’s being moderated by Fox News Channel hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
Unlike some previous presidential debates, which have been simulcast across a number of major networks and cable channels, the first forum is airing exclusively on Fox News and the Fox Business Network as well as on Fox’s website and other streaming and digital platforms.
In lieu of the network’s YouTube channel, the Republican National Committee has partnered with Rumble — a video sharing platform popular with some conservatives — to livestream the debate. Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said earlier this year this was a decision aimed toward “getting away from Big Tech.”
Another debate partner is the Young America’s Foundation, a Wisconsin-based outfit headed up by former Gov. Scott Walker that bills itself as “the principal outreach organization of the Conservative Movement.”
WHERE IS IT?
Candidates will be on stage at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, the biggest city in Wisconsin, a battleground state that will also play host to the Republican National Convention next year.
Wisconsin has proven its mettle as a swing state in recent balloting. Four of the past six presidential elections have been decided by less than a percentage point there, with Donald Trump winning narrowly in 2016 before losing by a similar margin in 2020.
WHO WILL BE THERE?
The RNC confirmed late Monday which candidates will be on the Milwaukee debate stage. The party set a number of markers that candidates needed to meet to qualify, including achieving benchmarks in polling and donor numbers, as well as signing a pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee.
Those expected to be on the stage are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Former President Donald Trump, the early GOP front-runner, long ago satisfied the polling and donor requirements but has said for months that he saw little upside in joining his rivals on stage, given his commanding lead in the race.
Trump, who has also said that he would not sign the pledge, said over the weekend on his social media platform that he’d be skipping the Milwaukee debate, and he has floated counterprogramming alternatives, including possibly showing up at the last minute, attending but sitting in the audience and offering live commentary on his Truth Social site, calling into different networks to draw viewers from the debate, or holding a rally instead. ___
Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP.
veryGood! (63468)
Related
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Methodology for Mapping the Cities With the Unhealthiest Air
- Rumer Willis Recalls Breaking Her Own Water While Giving Birth to Baby Girl
- Minorities Targeted with Misinformation on Obama’s Clean Power Plan, Groups Say
- Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
- ChatGPT maker OpenAI sued for allegedly using stolen private information
- Utilities Are Promising Net Zero Carbon Emissions, But Don’t Expect Big Changes Soon
- Shannen Doherty Shares Her Cancer Has Spread to Her Brain
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Ice Storm Aftermath: More Climate Extremes Ahead for Galveston
Ranking
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- The Ultimatum: Queer Love Relationship Status Check: Who's Still Together?
- Nine Ways Biden’s $2 Trillion Plan Will Tackle Climate Change
- Key Question as Exxon Climate Trial Begins: What Did Investors Believe?
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Environmental Justice Bill Fails to Pass in California
- Senate 2020: In Alaska, a Controversy Over an Embattled Mine Has Tightened the Race
- Andy Cohen Promises VPR Reunion Will Upset Every Woman in America
Recommendation
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
General Hospital's Jack and Kristina Wagner Honor Son Harrison on First Anniversary of His Death
Full transcript of Face the Nation, July 2, 2023
Helping endangered sea turtles, by air
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Lala Kent Addresses Vanderpump Rules Reunion Theories—Including Raquel Leviss Pregnancy Rumors
Second bus of migrants sent from Texas to Los Angeles
Targeted Ecosystem Restoration Can Protect Climate, Biodiversity