ABC News to host 2024 GOP debate in same location as CNN debate, days apart

ABC News announced Thursday that it will host the sixth GOP debate on Jan. 18 in Manchester, N.H, set to take place just days before a CNN event at the same location.

“ABC News is excited to host this Republican debate with our partners in the nation’s first primary state of New Hampshire,” ABC News President Kim Godwin said in a statement. “Our powerhouse political team has been working hard on this debate to provide our audience with the opportunity to hear from the candidates at this decisive moment in the primary race.”

The ABC debate will take place at St. Anselm College and will occur just after the Iowa caucuses, the first vote of the primary season, concludes on Jan. 15.

Specific details on moderators, format and candidate qualification are forthcoming, ABC said.

CNN announced a pair of debates Wednesday, an Iowa event at Drake University set for Jan. 10 and a New Hampshire debate also at St. Anselm College on Jan. 21.

The fourth GOP debate Wednesday evening, broadcast on NewsNation from Tuscaloosa, Ala., drew four of the race’s top five candidates with a raucous back-and-forth.

Former president Trump, the clear GOP front-runner, has refused to attend debates and is expected to skip the future events.