1. Totally expected
2. How about an affront to his voters, NYT?

“#Trump Plans to Skip #GOPdebate for Interview With Tucker Carlson

His apparent decision to skip the first debate is a major affront both to the Republican National Committee and to #Fox, which is hosting the event.” #ClusterFox #2024election

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/politics/trump-debate-tucker-carlson.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare