DeSantis Commits to Third January Debate Appearance

He adds this debate, scheduled for Jan. 21, after already committing to CNN’s Iowa debate on Jan. 10 and ABC’s New Hampshire debate on Jan. 18.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures as he speaks during the fourth Republican presidential primary debate at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Dec. 6, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

One day after Florida’s next legislative session begins, Gov. Ron DeSantis will enter a campaign gauntlet that now includes three debates in less than two weeks.

The governor’s campaign announced on Dec. 29 that he accepted CNN’s invitation to appear in its own New Hampshire primary debate on Jan. 21 at the New England College campus in Henniker. Meanwhile, he is already committed to appearing in CNN’s Iowa debate on Jan. 10—five days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses—and ABC’s New Hampshire debate on Jan. 18.