Donald Trump Thinks Fox News' Upcoming Presidential Debate Is 'Whatever'

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Donald Trump isn’t exactly jonesing for the first Republican debate on Fox News next month.

When The Washington Post asked about the upcoming debate, Trump responded ambivalently.

“No, not one way or the other,” he said. “Whatever. I don’t look forward or not look forward. It is what it is.”

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Aboard his Boeing 757, Trump had Fox News on while speaking with reporter Robert Costa, who reported the real estate mogul seemed more interested in media coverage of his presidential run than the nitty gritty of politics.

“Jeanine Pirro, let’s see what she has to say about me,” Trump said watching the Fox News host. Fox, like the rest of cable an broadcast news, has covered Trump’s provocative presidential campaign at length.

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Most political pundits expect Trump to throw some sharp elbows at other candidates during the Aug. 6 debate, so his underwhelming comments about the upcoming contest might be an attempt to set lower expectations.

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The U.S. Justice Department accused Trump of not renting to minority tenants in 1973.
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Trump was accused of dooming the fledgling U.S. Football League in 1984 when he insisted it go head to head with the NFL with a fall game schedule.
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Trump sparked a feud with Rosie O'Donnell in 2006, calling the comedian "disgusting" and "a slob," among other things
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In September 2010, Trump accused the imam of a proposed mosque near NYC's Ground Zero of using religion to bargain for a better real estate price.
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Joining the dubious "birther" movement, Trump fought to get President Obama to release his long-form birth certificate in April 2011.
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Trump earned the ire of environmentalists when he unveiled plans for a massive golf course in Scotland in July 2012.
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Trump upset gay rights groups when he compared gay marriage to golf in February 2013.
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In August 2013 Trump was the subject of a civil suit for allegedly false promises made to students of his Trump University.
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A new waterfront Chicago skyscraper opened in 2014 despite widespread complaints about the 20-foot-high sign bearing his name.
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Trump began a feud with Russell Brand after seeing the British comedian on a talk show and disliking what he saw.
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Trump minced no words when he tweeted about the "thugs" rioting in Baltimore in April 2015 following the death of an African American man in police custody.
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Announcing his bid for the GOP nomination in June 2015, Trump set off a media firestorm when he called Mexican immigrants criminals and "rapists."
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Trump reportedly paid actors $50 a head to attend his presidential announcement speech in June 2015.
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