Eight Republican presidential candidates are set to face off tonight in the first primary debate of the 2024 cycle.

Tonight's debate will be hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee, Wisconsin—a critical swing state that Trump lost in 2020.

To qualify, candidates had to: 📊Earn 1% support in 3 polls 💰Attain 40K donors, with 200 from 20 states

Who will we be seeing on the debate stage? Well, for starters, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.

👤Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

👤North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum

👤Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

👤Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley

👤Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson

👤Former VP Mike Pence

👤Vivek Ramaswamy

What about Trump? Former Pres. Trump announced Sun. that he would be skipping all GOP primary debates.

Trump: "The public knows who I am...I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!" (Truth Social)

Trump also refused to sign a mandatory RNC pledge promising to support the eventual GOP presidential nominee. (CNN)

According to FiveThirtyEight's poll average, as of Tue., Trump is leading the field by 37.7 points with 52.2% support.

Expect Trump to loom large over tonight's debate: he's facing a Fri. deadline to surrender to authorities in Georgia. (WP)

Who is moderating tonight's debate? Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.

What time is the debate? The debate is expected to start at 9 pm ET on Fox News.