The first debate of the Republican presidential primaries is now just days away. There is still uncertainty about who will take part — there have been <a href="http://click1.trk-washingtonexaminer.com/igbhgrtmvvcwzcgvwbtmbwtqkmwrbnfnkpmkctbymygnch_vgpvkyfvghgnfgyvpjmphh.html?a=Byron+York%27s+Daily+Memo+%2808182023%29&amp;b=08%2F18%2F2023&amp;c=WEX+-+Alerts+-+York&amp;d=24912656&amp;e=849d4c9ad9a4602ccd696d6a355ca73adc91d5c54648a5be5fa7aec10d01676b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reports</a> that former President Donald Trump, who leads second-place Gov. Ron DeSantis by 40 points, will skip the event. But Trump could always change his mind.