Key takeaways:
- Five GOP presidential candidates have qualified for the third presidential debate in Miami.
- The RNC required candidates to have at least 4% polling support in two national polls or one national and one early-state poll, as well as 70,000 unique donors.
- The debate will be broadcast live on NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 26.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced on Monday evening that five GOP presidential candidates have qualified for the third presidential debate in Miami. The five candidates, Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, all met the RNC’s criteria for qualification.
RNC chair Ronna McDaniel said in a statement that the debate will be a “welcome opportunity for our candidates to showcase our winning conservative agenda to the American people.” The RNC required candidates to have at least 4% polling support in two national polls or one national and one early-state poll, as well as 70,000 unique donors.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who had made the first two Republican debates this year, fell short of the criteria and will not be on the stage Wednesday night.
The debate will be held at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami and will be hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo. It will be moderated by NBC News’ Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, and José Diaz-Balart, as well as MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Telemundo’s José Díaz-Balart.
The third GOP presidential debate will be an opportunity for the five qualified candidates to present their platforms to the American people. It will be broadcast live on NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 26.
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