"I won't do the debate unless they pay me 5 million dollars," Trump said.

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Trump demands CNN pay him $5M to participate in next debate


Source: CBS

MACON, Georgia -- Business mogul Donald Trump demanded on Monday that CNN, the host of the next GOP debate, pay him $5 million dollars to participate, with the proceeds to be donated to veterans.

"I won't do the debate unless they pay me 5 million dollars," Trump said.
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Trump made the demands at a rally in Macon, Georgia as a result of what he deemed unfair treatment by the network of his candidacy, including a meeting with African-American pastors earlier in the day at Trump Tower. At first he seemed unsure. Trump asked the crowd if he should make the payment a condition of his participation in the debate.

"You have to tell me because I know what they're going to say," Trump said. "Trump is a chicken."

"If I do this, it could be he's playing too cute, Trump said. " maybe I don't do well, and maybe my real polls, which are the polls we're leading by so much, maybe they go down." Trump also said he could face repercussions in the polls as a result of the gambit of not participating in the debate.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-demands-cnn-pay-him-5m-to-participate-in-next-debate/

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I know how CNN should handle this.

1) Call his bluff, and remove him from the advertising, disinvite him.
2) Enjoy a cordial, mature, debate... showing the nation that repubs CAN be dignified and professional
3) End the debate by announcing CNN is writing a $5mil check to this veterans charity.

Stop bending backwards for Trump... impossible to watch the handicapped imitation video and support trump, it's just so bad.  He's this unhinged and he's not even under real presidential pressure yet.  Bounce him from the debate, make the donation anyway, and show the world Trump is a joke... and so are those who support him.   

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I know how CNN should handle this.

1) Call his bluff, and remove him from the advertising, disinvite him.
2) Enjoy a cordial, mature, debate... showing the nation that repubs CAN be dignified and professional
3) End the debate by announcing CNN is writing a $5mil check to this veterans charity.

Stop bending backwards for Trump... impossible to watch the handicapped imitation video and support trump, it's just so bad.  He's this unhinged and he's not even under real presidential pressure yet.  Bounce him from the debate, make the donation anyway, and show the world Trump is a joke... and so are those who support him.   

That would be a good response.. however.. CNN is a ratings whore and they will weigh the impact on ratings if Trump doesn't show. Make no mistake, CNN isn't interested in a cordial, mature debate.

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That would be a good response.. however.. CNN is a ratings whore and they will weigh the impact on ratings if Trump doesn't show. Make no mistake, CNN isn't interested in a cordial, mature debate.

true.  I'm looking fwd to another 2 hours of the candidates attacking the mods, whining about how mean they are, while at the same time bragging about how they're ready to face down Putin.  Yep...