DONALD Trump has said he will boycott the final Republican presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses.

The Republican frontrunner had clashed with the moderator, Megyn Kelly of Fox News, in the first debate in August and says she would not treat him fairly.

Fox News accused Mr. Trump of vicious attacks on Kelly and making demands that she be removed. Capitulating would “violate all journalistic standards”.

“We can’t give in to terrorisations toward any of our employees,” it said.
Mr. Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, announced the pullout on Tuesday evening, with just 48 hours to go before the debate.

There are plenty of reasons Trump’s last-minute withdrawal from the Republican debate could be a bad move.