“A Republican National Committee conference call to discuss plans for the Oct. 28 GOP debate with top advisers to the presidential campaigns spiraled into chaos on Thursday afternoon, as Donald Trump threatened to pull out of the debate if his demands for the format are not met,” Politico reports.
At issue is whether CNBC will allow candidates to give opening and closing statements. Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski “said that if the debate does not include opening or closing statements and is longer than two hours total, including commercial breaks, the real estate mogul would have to reconsider his participation.”
The New York Times reports that aides to Ben Carson and Sen. Rand Paul expressed unhappiness with the debate format.
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