Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will serve as moderators for the first 2024 Republican presidential debate later this year.
The network announced the first debate is scheduled for Wednesday, August 23rd in Milwaukee. It is currently slated to air from 9:00-11:00 PM ET.
Baier and MacCallum have previously co-anchored Fox News election coverage and also moderated a town hall together with former President Trump in 2020.
Trump’s involvement in the first debate remains up in the air. Trump has reportedly claimed participating in the first two debates provides more incentives to challengers than it does to him. A May report from The New York Times claimed Trump was hesitant to participate in an event moderated by Baier.
However, Trump sat down for an hour-long recorded interview with Baier yesterday. The interview won Baier praise from both sides of the political aisle for not caving to unsubstantiated claims made by Trump about the validity of the 2020 presidential election.
The debate will be simulcast on Fox Business Network and the FOX Nation streaming platform.
