Five Republican presidential candidates debated in Miami on Wednesday night, but former President Donald Trump skipped the event. RECAP: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/third-gop-debate-2024-presidential-election/507-20484de6-aed5-48c1-b20c-5ee8a7b98d05 Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel does not expect that to change, saying she believed Trump had made it "clear" he would not be taking part in any debates. “He feels as a former president, he shouldn’t have to be on the debate stage, that he’s going to earn the nomination a different way," McDaniel said. Senior Trump adviser Chris LaCivita issued a statement at the end of the debate calling it a “complete waste of time and money.”