Instead, President Trump will visit Detroit where the United Auto Workers (UAW) union launched an unprecedented labor strike against against the three biggest automakers: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis.

President Trump "will be in Michigan talking with union workers and ensuring American jobs are protected" when the debate takes place, a Trump campaign spokesperson said in a statement to Axios.

The next debate is scheduled to take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Sept. 27.

In August, President Trump posted on Truth Social that he would "not be doing the debates," adding that "the public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had."

A total of seven Republican candidates have qualified for the second GOP presidential debate, according to the Republican National Committee (RNC): Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.