Trump has refused to sign the pledge.

Trump teased plans to skip the debates for weeks, with reports from the weekend suggesting he had made the decision to sit down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson instead of participating in Wednesday’s debate in Milwaukee.

That interview has already been taped, according to The New York Times, and it will air online at the same time as the debate.

Trump is currently leading the Republican pack by 41 percentage points, according to recent polls compiled by RealClearPolitics, placing him at 55.5%.

His closest competitor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, follows at 14.5%.

In the past Trump has voiced the opinion that his commanding lead over the Republican field meant there was little for him to gain by participating in a debate.

The opinion has been the target of opponents, including an advertisement from a DeSantis-supporting super PAC that said “We can’t afford a nominee who is too weak to debate.”

Trump has dismissed such stances outright.

“It’s not a question of guts. It’s a question of intelligence,” he said in an interview with Eric Bolling of Newsmax.

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