Trump to boycott debate

This file photo combination made from Aug. 6, 2015, photos shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and Fox News Channel host and moderator Megyn Kelly during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland. Trump isn’t backing down from his threat to boycott Thursday night’s GOP debate. Trump, who has called Kelly a “lightweight” and biased, told reporters at an Iowa press conference Wednesday that he would be holding a fundraising event in Iowa at the same time as the debate to benefit veterans and wounded soldiers instead. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Eventually the boy who cried “wolf” saw a wolf, right? Well, The Donald who cried “boycott” is finally actually boycotting a debate . For real. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Tuesday night that he is backing out of Thursday’s primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa, which will be broadcast by Fox News Channel. The decision comes just days before the Iowa caucuses, which polls show to be very competitive between Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) Trump had been publicly mulling the move for a few days, complaining that Fox News host Megyn Kelly, one of three moderators for the event, is biased against him/ Washington Post . More here.

Question: Will Donald Trump’s decision to sit out the GOP debate Thursday help or hurt him politically?