Image Credit: X screenshot/TuckerCarlson 
GOP primary frontrunner and former President Donald Trump sat down with Tucker Carlson on his new podcast Tucker on X to lay out his 2024 policy agenda while at the same time stealing the spotlight from Carlson’s former employer Fox News, which is hosting a debate between the other Republican candidates, all of whom are polling at least 40 points lower than the 45th president.
Ep. 19 Debate Night with Donald J Trump pic.twitter.com/ayPfII48CO
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 24, 2023
Carlson offered a sneak-peek of the epic interview a few hours before it was set to drop at 8:55pm EST on Wednesday.
Donald Trump. Tucker Carlson.
Debate Night in Bedminster
8:55pm ET pic.twitter.com/w8nGhOfEdv— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 23, 2023
“On Sunday Donald Trump announced that he will not participate in tonight’s Republican candidates debate hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee,” Carlson said in a video posted to X on Wednesday afternoon.
“Whatever you think of Trump, he is as of tonight the indisputable far and away frontrunner in the Republican race. We think voters have an interest in hearing what he thinks.”
Here’s what’s happening at 8:55pm ET. pic.twitter.com/UZcgSnv6Nm
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 23, 2023
“So when Trump approached us about having a conversation for a far larger audience than he’d receive on cable news, we happily accepted,” he added.
Trump confirmed his interview with Tucker will be a can’t-miss event.
“MY INTERVIEW WITH TUCKER CARLSON WILL BE AIRED TONIGHT AT 9:00 P.M. ‘SPARKS WILL FLY.’ ENJOY!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Fox News will be hosting its primary debate at the same time — who will win primetime? We’ll find out soon enough!
Notably, Trump-aligned Make America Great Again PAC launched a new website promoting the debate event as the “2024 Vice Presidential Debate” — suggesting the candidates are campaigning to be Trump’s running mate.