ABC News Cancels , Its GOP Primary Debate.<br />The Republican primary debate that was set to take place on Jan. 18 has been canceled due to a lack of participants, NPR reports. .<br />ABC News made the <br />announcement on Jan. 16.<br />ABC News made the <br />announcement on Jan. 16.<br />Our intent was to host a debate <br />coming out of the Iowa caucuses, <br />but we always knew that would be <br />contingent on the candidates <br />and the outcome of the race, ABC News, via announcement.<br />As a result, while our robust election coverage <br />will continue, ABC News and [local news <br />station] WMUR-TV will not be moving forward <br />with Thursday's Republican presidential <br />primary debate in New Hampshire, ABC News, via announcement.<br />Ron DeSantis was the only candidate <br />who confirmed his participation by <br />ABC News' deadline, NPR reports. .<br />Nikki Haley took to social media to <br />say that she'd like to debate either <br />Donald Trump or President Biden next.<br />We've had five great debates in <br />this campaign. Unfortunately, <br />Donald Trump has ducked all of them. , Nikki Haley, via X.<br />He has nowhere left to hide. <br />The next debate I do will either <br />be with Donald Trump or with <br />Joe Biden. I look forward to it, Nikki Haley, via X.<br />He has nowhere left to hide. <br />The next debate I do will either <br />be with Donald Trump or with <br />Joe Biden. I look forward to it, Nikki Haley, via X.<br />DeSantis also took to social media to call out Haley for not participating in the debate.<br />Nikki Haley is afraid to debate because <br />she doesn’t want to answer the tough <br />questions such as how she got rich off <br />Boeing after giving them millions in taxpayer <br />handouts as governor of South Carolina, Ron DeSantis, via X.<br />The reality is that she is not <br />running for the nomination, <br />she’s running to be Trump’s VP, Ron DeSantis, via X
