Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
New York Times: “With the party’s first debate scheduled for Aug. 6, Republicans are absorbing the likelihood that Mr. Trump, and his parade of provocations, will be on stage. Fox News has set criteria for participation primarily on the candidates’ standing in national polls, and Mr. Trump is now comfortably ensconced in the top 10.”
Said Trump adviser Michael Cohen: “He’s 100 percent going to do the debates.”
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