The former president taped a sit-down interview with commentator Tucker Carlson instead of facing down his GOP presidential rivals in Wisconsin.
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Donald Trump’s attempt to dominate the Republican presidential debate from afar Wednesday night veered into dark and occasionally bizarre territory as he mused with commentator Tucker Carlson about potential civil war, the manner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s death in prison and whether he’s concerned about potential assassination attempts.
When Trump skipped a GOP primary debate in 2016 just before the Iowa caucuses, he cloaked the decision in a rally ostensibly raising money for veterans. Now, with the former president enjoying double-digit leads in both national and early-state polls, Trump tried to maneuver around Carlson’s questions about Epstein. But ultimately, they were the type of questions he decided to face instead of facing his primary opponents.
“DeSanctus is out,” Trump said. “I think he’s gone-zos. He was at a level — people have figured him out. He’s gone.” Trump also repeated the election fraud claims that ultimately led to two of his indictments this summer, saying: “They cheated on the election. But you have people that are very smart, but they’re fascists and they’re radical left lunatics.”
“It started as protests against you … then it moved to impeachment twice and now indictment — I mean, the next stage is violence,” Carlson said. “Are you worried they’re going to try to kill you? Why wouldn’t they try to kill you — honestly?"Asked specifically about the possibility of open conflict, Trump responded: “There’s a level of passion that I’ve never seen. There’s a level of hatred that I’ve never seen, and that’s probably a bad combination.
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