Moderators For First GOP Primary Debate Announced

Fox News announced Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will moderate the first GOP presidential primary debate August 23rd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Fox News announces that they will host the first GOP presidential debate on August 23 and it will be moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. pic.twitter.com/BlaSMWbqmJ

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🚨Just in: Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will moderate first GOP presidential primary debate Aug 23 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/NjuZdpgAXJ

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“We are extremely proud to have Bret and Martha moderating the first debate of the 2024 presidential election season as Americans learn more about the candidates ahead of exercising their constitutional right to vote,” Fox News Media President Jay Wallace said in a statement.

Fox News reports:

The debate will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is the host city for the 2024 Republican National Convention, at the Fiserv Forum.

Baier is Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor and hosts “Special Report” on weekday evenings at 6 p.m. ET. The program is cable news’ highest-rated newscast. MacCallum anchors and serves as executive editor of “The Story,” which is the top-rated news program in its 3 p.m. ET time slot.

Throughout their tenures at the network, Baier and MacCallum have played key roles in the coverage of every major political event. Most recently, they co-anchored special programming for President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address, the 2022 midterm elections, the 2020 presidential election and the 2018 midterms. Their coverage has ranked number one in the ratings, outpacing cable news and broadcast coverage for the past five years.

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The announcement comes on the heels of Brett Baier’s Monday interview with President Trump.

“I won 2020 by a lot, okay? Let’s get that straight. I won in 2020,” Trump said.

WATCH:

President Trump puts Brett Baier in his place and exposes the rigged election.

“I won 2020 by a lot, okay? Let’s get that straight. I won in 2020.” 🔥

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Deadline added:

The unknown is whether Donald Trump will participate, something that would undoubtedly add to the attention of the event.

The debate is scheduled from 9 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET.

The New York Times reported last month that Trump was resistant to having Baier question him at a debate, given the Fox News anchor’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election. But since then, Trump agreed to sit down with Baier on Monday for an interview, in which the Fox anchor told him, “You lost the 2020 election,” after Trump claimed that he won. Trump also offered comments on his recent indictment on charges of withholding classified information from federal officials.

Baier is Fox News’ chief political anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier. MacCallum anchors and is executive editor of The Story with Martha MacCallum. Baier and MacCallum have co-anchored other Fox News special events coverage, including the midterms, and moderated a town hall with Trump at the Lincoln Memorial in 2020.

WLTReport noted Tuesday that the tentative date for Donald Trump’s trial in the classified documents case is August 14th, approximately one week before the first GOP primary debate.

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