After Donald Trump and Ben Carson threatened to boycott the CNN debate on October 28 because they extended it for an extra hour, CNBC caved and the debate will only last two hours. Thank God for that. Three hours is far too long. Two hours is a bit longer than I’d like, personally I think the debate should be about 90 minutes. At least Donald Trump and Ben Carson stood up to the eggheads at CNBC. As usual, you didn’t hear any GOP-e mutter a thing about CNBC extending the debate.
| CNBC caves to Donald Trump – GOP debate only 2 hours |
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.@CNBC has just agreed that the debate will be TWO HOURS. Fantastic news for all, especially the millions of people who will be watching!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2015
CNBC went from charged $4,000 for a 30 second add to $250,000. That’s why they tried to extend the debate an extra hour. More ad revenue and more of a chance to pit candidate against candidate.