RNC Threatens to Ban Ramaswamy, Christie From Next GOP Debate for Unsanctioned Dialogue

GOP presidential candidates have to sign a pledge agreeing to not participate in any debates that aren’t sanctioned by the RNC.

(L–R) North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former South Carolina Gov. and UN ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and former Vice President Mike Pence at the second Republican presidential primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. on Sept. 27, 2023. Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images

GOP presidential hopefuls Vivek Ramaswamy and Chris Christie have been threatened with expulsion from future debates by the Republican National Committee (RNC) after the duo decided to hold a discussion on Fox News.

“The GOP needs more actual argument on substance, not fake one-liners. I agreed to spar with [Chris Christie] tomorrow for a full hour on Fox at 6pm,” Mr. Ramaswamy wrote in an Oct. 3 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.