GOP front-runner Donald Trump said there have been enough candidate debates and indicated he might not participate in the March 21 event in Salt Lake City.
"I think we had enough debates," Trump said Friday. "How many times do you have to give the same answer to the same question?
At a press conference in which he was endorsed by former rival Ben Carson, Trump said Thursday's CNN debate moderated by Jake Tapper was "a good way to finish off the debate season."
"I think it would be nice to finish off with this one," he said. "I thought CNN did a fantastic job last night. I thought Jake was a great moderator."
When asked specifically if he would participate in the March 21 event in Utah, Trump was evasive.
"I didn't know there was a next debate," Trump said at the press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. "I thought last night was our next debate."
Trump said the debates have been a "ratings bonanza" for the networks and that he would consider participating if the proceeds went to charity.
"I would do the debate if the network agreed to give all the money to the Wounded Warriors or veterans," he said. "But the networks are making a fortune on these debates. The ratings for the debates are through the roof. But I think it's time to end the debates."
The Salt Lake City debate is the last one listed on the Republican National Committee's debate schedule. It did not specify which network was scheduled to carry the event.
"I think we had enough," Trump said. "The networks want them, I don't think the candidates want them."