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GOP candidate injured playing basketball
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was injured Tuesday, Aug. 22 in Milwaukee while playing basketball with his staff, FOX6 confirmed.
MILWAUKEE - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was injured Tuesday, Aug. 22 in Milwaukee while playing basketball with his staff, FOX6 confirmed.
Burgum will take part in the debate after tearing his Achilles tendon. It was not a complete rupture, but was a high-grade tear.
While the candidate did not say where he got hurt, he said it was at the gym of a nationally known basketball program. He went to the emergency room Tuesday and saw a specialist Wednesday.
Candidates taking the stage
They include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
The Republican party set a number of markers that candidates needed to meet to qualify, including achieving benchmarks in polling and donor numbers, as well as signing a pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee.
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How to watch
The two-hour debate will start at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday. It's being moderated by Fox News Channel hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
The first forum is airing exclusively on Fox News and the Fox Business Network, FOX Nation, as well as on Fox's website and other streaming and digital platforms.
In lieu of the network's YouTube channel, the Republican National Committee has partnered with Rumble – a video sharing platform popular with some conservatives – to livestream the debate. Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said earlier this year this was a decision aimed toward "getting away from Big Tech."
Another debate partner is the Young America's Foundation, a Virginia-based outfit headed up by former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker that bills itself as "the principal outreach organization of the Conservative Movement."
Democrats respond
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DNC press conference in Milwaukee ahead of GOP debate
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, Biden-Harris campaign Co-Chair Cedric Richmond, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, and DPW Chair Ben Wikler held a news conference in Milwaukee as the 2024 GOP field prepares for the first Republican primary debate.
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, Biden-Harris campaign Co-Chair Cedric Richmond, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, and DPW Chair Ben Wikler held a news conference in Milwaukee as the 2024 GOP field prepares for the first Republican primary debate.
Each of the eight candidates who will take the stage is trailing former President Donald Trump in the polls and looking to break through a crowded field.