Former President Donald Trump sat down for a 45-minute pre-recorded interview with commentator Tucker Carlson that aired during the GOP presidential debate on Wednesday night. During the interview, Tucker Carlson steered Trump into discussing unusual topics like potential civil war, Jeffrey Epstein's death in prison, and whether Trump is concerned about assassination attempts. Trump dismissed his top 2024 rival Ron DeSantis as "DeSanctus" and said "he's gone-zos" and that "people have figured him out." During the interview, Trump repeated claims of election fraud in 2020 and said he expects similar allegations of fraud will be made against the 2024 election. By conducting the interview, Trump could avoid facing scrutiny from his GOP presidential rivals during the televised debate.