Key takeaways:
- North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum was injured while playing basketball and taken to an emergency room
- Burgum had offered $20 gift cards in exchange for small-donor donations to meet the Republican National Committee’s threshold for the debate
- It is uncertain whether Burgum will be able to participate in the debate due to his injury
Eight Republican presidential candidates are set to take the stage Wednesday night for the first primary debate of the election season. However, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum may not be among them.
Burgum was injured Tuesday night while playing a pickup basketball game with his staff and was taken to an emergency room in Milwaukee. He spent several hours in the emergency room to treat a leg injury, according to a source close to Burgum.
The incident may cost Burgum his only shot at reaching a national audience, after essentially buying his way onstage by offering $20 gift cards in exchange for the small-donor donations necessary to meet the Republican National Committee’s threshold for the debate.
Burgum is still planning to attend the debate walk-through and is hoping to be able to participate. However, it is unclear if he will be able to stand for the debate.
Burgum is one of several Republicans waging long-shot campaigns to defeat former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary ahead of next year’s election. It is uncertain whether Burgum will be able to participate in the debate, but his injury has added an unexpected twist to the race for the Republican nomination.
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