The Republican National Committee announced on Monday that it had officially ended its partnership with NBC News for a February Republican presidential debate after suspending its relationship with the network in October.
“The Republican National Committee has decided to move forward without NBC’s participation in the February debate in Houston, Texas. The RNC has awarded the debate to CNN, who will broadcast it on Thursday, February 25 in Houston at a location to be decided,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. “The RNC is ensuring the partnership with Telemundo and conservative partners National Review and Salem Communications will continue as planned.”
The debate was initially scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26.
The RNC suspended its debate partnership with NBC News in October after Republican party officials were unhappy with the moderators’ performance during a Republican presidential debate hosted by CNBC.
“We were betrayed, and I think the candidates were betrayed by CNBC,” Priebus said in October while explaining his decision to suspend NBC’s partnership. “And we need to look out for the candidates in these future debates.”
Why not just have the Republican candidates give the CNN moderators the questions they want to be asked, so they they can respond with their canned replies? We’re about 1/2 a step away from that right now.
I keep asking myself why anyone would vote for the world’s biggest crybaby (The GOP), especially when they aren’t even potty trained.
Isn’t Telemundo part of NBC?
They also had issues with Fox…remember Meagan??? So, have they also cut out Murdoch’s propaganda machine??? Really does not matter…the republican debates are boring…how many times do we need to hear from Trump how smart, rich he is and that he went to Wharton???
They had better not pick a venue that is gonna mess with my commute home, grrrr. . .