Exclusive: First look inside the second GOP debate
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Here's what viewers will see during primetime on Wednesday as seven candidates clash in the second GOP presidential debate, moderated by Fox News and Univision.
Driving the news: The debate airs starting at 9pm ET from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. — just northwest of Los Angeles.
Details: The library's massive artifact, a former Air Force One, overlooks the debate set, and will be featured during live coverage on Fox News and Fox Business.
- The plane is the "same Air Force One that flew President Reagan over 660,000 miles – to 26 foreign countries and 46 U.S. states," according to the Reagan Foundation.
The big picture: Notably absent from the stage will be former President Trump, the distant lead in the race to clinch the GOP nomination.
- Instead, he'll be counterprogramming the debate with a visit to metro Detroit to speak with striking autoworkers — just a day after President Biden made a similar trip.
- Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who attended the first GOP debate last month, will also be absent Wednesday after he failed to qualify for the second debate.
Of note: Details on how to watch can be found here.
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