Tucker Carlson to Host Republican Presidential Forum with Notable Absence

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will host a Republican presidential primary forum in Iowa on Friday with five candidates, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. However, former President Donald Trump, the current frontrunner for the GOP nomination, will not be participating in the forum. Trump has indicated that he might skip a Fox News primary debate set for August due to his double-digit lead in the polls. The forum will be livestreamed on BlazeTV and the BlazeTV YouTube channel, and it will precede the Republican National Committee's first official debate of the primary season on August 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.