Hosts Campaign Rally Instead,Trump Skips GOP Debate

After deciding to boycott Thursday’s GOP debate held by Fox News because he felt that moderator Megyn Kelly is biased against him, Donald Trump hosted what he called a “Special Event for Veterans” that looked and sounded a lot like a campaign rally. Special guests included fellow GOP presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, and Trump’s pregnant daughter, Ivanka Trump, to whom he said “Ivanka, it would be so great if you had your baby in Iowa. It would be so great. I’d definitely win. Stand up, honey, say hello.” He also invited an actual veteran to speak at the event, retired Sgt. John Wayne Walding, who said, “My name is John Wayne Walding. I’m a green beret from Groesbeck, Texas, born on the fourth of July, so you’re welcome for that, America.”

The event had everything you’d expect from a Trump rally: lots of mentions of making America great again, how much money was raised (nearly $6 million by the end of the evening), screaming protesters, and lots of chants of both “Trump! Trump! Trump!” and “USA! USA! USA!”

And if you missed it, check out Bill O’Reilly’s desperate plea to Trump to reconsider bailing on the debate