RNC suspends partnership with NBC in fallout over chaotic CNBC debate
- 8 years ago
With GOP anger over CNBC's handling of Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate boiling over, the Republican National Committee announced Friday that it was suspending its partnership with NBC News for an upcoming debate in February.
In a letter to NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said that their relationship for the upcoming debate scheduled for Feb. 26, 2016 at the University of Houston was on hold "pending further discussion."
The RNC has faced increasingly vocal - and active - dissatisfaction with the debate process from presidential contenders in the wake of Wednesday night's faceoff, with candidates and their campaigns complaining that CNBC conducted the debate in "bad faith" and asked questions in an attempt to create infighting.
"The campaign supports the RNC's decision to suspend the debate on February 26th due to the total lack of substance and respect exhibited during Wednesday's night's debate," said spokeswoman Hope Hicks.
In a letter to NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said that their relationship for the upcoming debate scheduled for Feb. 26, 2016 at the University of Houston was on hold "pending further discussion."
The RNC has faced increasingly vocal - and active - dissatisfaction with the debate process from presidential contenders in the wake of Wednesday night's faceoff, with candidates and their campaigns complaining that CNBC conducted the debate in "bad faith" and asked questions in an attempt to create infighting.
"The campaign supports the RNC's decision to suspend the debate on February 26th due to the total lack of substance and respect exhibited during Wednesday's night's debate," said spokeswoman Hope Hicks.