Trump team says he's 'already won' GOP debate he isn't attending

A senior advisor to former President Donald Trump has declared that he has "already won" the GOP primary debate on Wednesday evening, saying the other candidates will spend the evening talking about him.

Trump will not participate in the primary contest and plans to instead release a prerecorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. He has cited his sizeable polling lead as a justification.

"President Trump has already won this evening's debate because everything is going to be about him," said Trump Campaign Senior Advisor Chris LaCivita said in a statement. "Only President

Trump has the policy ideas, the fortitude, and the polling to go head-to-head with Crooked Joe Biden in the general election. Republican voters recognize this, hence President Trump's 62-16 lead in the GOP primary."

"You should also expect the Fox hosts to show an unnatural obsession with President Trump tonight, asking other Republican candidates over and over to react to President Trump's policy positions," he continued. "In fact, we will be tallying the number of times President Trump's name is brought up, and his total 'speaking time,' even though he is not in attendance."

"In fact, tonight's Republican undercard event really shouldn't even be called a debate, but rather an audition to be a part of President Trump's team in his second term," he concluded.

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