Monday's Fox debate canceled after Trump drops out

The debate is off. — (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Monday's Fox News debate was canceled after two of the three remaining GOP candidates declined to participate.

Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would not be attending the debate, opting to instead make an appearance before the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC. "I think it's enough," Trump said of the exhaustive list of Republican primetime debates. John Kasich responded by saying he would not be at the debate if Trump was not planning to attend — which would have left Ted Cruz as the sole candidate on stage.

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