Bachmann not sure she’ll be in Trump debate

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Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., refused to commit to participating in the Donald Trump debate, while taking care to note that Newt Gingrich is the only presidential candidate to confirm his attendance, although she acknowledged that she likes Trump personally.

“Good question,” Bachmann said when she was asked, at the end of her appearance on Morning Joe, if she’d participate in the debate. “We haven’t made the decision, we’re trying to figure it out,” she hedged, explaining that the debate “comes right before the Iowa caucuses.”

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