Donald Trump and Ben Carson, the two frontrunners in the Republican presidential race, sent a joint letter to CNBC threatening to boycott next week's debate in Boulder, Colorado, unless the network shortens the event and let's them make opening and closing statements.
"Both our campaigns hope that you will agree with these very reasonable format changes so that CNBC may present all the Republican candidates to your audience," the Trump-Carson letter said.
Trump also sent his warning via his Twitter account:
The @GOP should not agree to the ridiculous debate terms that @CNBC is asking unless there is a major benefit to the party.
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2015
.@CNBC is pushing the @GOP around by asking for extra time (and no criteria) in order to sell more commercials.
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2015
Why is the @GOP being asked to do a debate that is so much longer than the just-aired and very boring #DemDebate?
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2015
A debate with Trump and Carson would likely be a dull and less-viewed affair considering the huge ratings experienced by Fox News and CNN in the first two GOP events.
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