Donald Trump to skip Monday's Fox News debate

Trump growing tired of debating. — (Image credit: Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will not be attending Monday's Fox News debate, opting to instead make an appearance before the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC.

"I think it's enough," Trump said of Republican primetime debates, according to Politico. "I'm doing a major speech in front of a very important group of people that night."

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