Conservative pundit Larry Elder and Michigan businessman Perry Johnson announced on Aug. 22 they will sue the Republican National Committee for being snubbed from the Aug. 23 debate despite their claims that they met the RNC’s requirements for the debate.
The RNC announced on Aug. 22 that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former South Carolina Gov. and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum qualified for the debate.