Donald Trump will skip a special Fox News “Voter Summit” event hosted by Syracuse native Megyn Kelly on Wednesday, February 24, during which “The Kelly File” host will interview the remaining GOP candidates.
The decision to skip the event comes during a period of relative calm between Trump and Kelly, who have been embroiled in a public feud after Trump felt Kelly and Fox Newstreated him unfairly on several occasions.
However, Trump spokesperson Hope Hicks told CNNMoney that Trump’s decision to skip the event was due to a scheduling conflict, and had nothing to do with the conflict between Kelly and Trump.
“The campaign has a previous engagement in Virginia and then New York, which could not be rescheduled. Given this was just proposed at the last minute it was not possible to change our plans in order to attend. Mr. Trump looks forward to participating in the next FOX News debate,” Hicks said in a statement.
The next Fox News GOP debate is scheduled for March 3, following Super Tuesday primary voting on March 1. Kelly will moderate along with Fox News’ Bret Baier and Chris Wallace.
Trump has been critical of Kelly as a debate moderator in the past, calling her names and claiming she has a “conflict of interest.” The feud escalated to the point that Trump skipped the Fox News primary debate in January.
“The Kelly File: Face to Face with Candidates” is a two-hour special airing live at 9 p.m. on February 24 on Fox News. Kelly will interview Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio and John Kasich, and “engage with the candidates individually on stage and ask them about their policies and where their campaigns stand after Tuesday night’s Nevada caucus and ahead of Super Tuesday,” according to a Fox News press release.
An “interactive audience of Texas voters … will be able to pose questions to the candidates” during the event.
The remaining GOP candidates will meet again the following night for a primary debate hosted by CNN in Houston.
Trump has two primary season victories under his belt in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and is favored to win Tuesday night’s Nevada Republican caucus
Donald Trump to skip Megyn Kelly"s GOP candidate event on Fox News
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