Next Republican debate canceled after Nikki Haley says she’ll only participate if Donald Trump does

Trump has refused to take part in any of the Republican primary debates so far, making Florida Governor Ron DeSantis the only candidate committed to Thursday’s event in New Hampshire.

In a statement on Twitter (formerly X), Haley said: “We’ve had five great debates in this campaign. Unfortunately, Donald Trump has ducked all of them. He has nowhere left to hide. The next debate I do will either be with Donald Trump or with Joe Biden. I look forward to it."

The debate, which was slated for Thursday, was one of two such events that were planned in advance of the New England state's contest on January 23.