 Thus, the debates scheduled so far with Trump's primary challengers have instead been sponsored by private organizations.The Republican National Committee (RNC) has no plans to schedule any official RNC-sanctioned primary debates.On May 3, 2018, the RNC eliminated its debate committee for the 2020 election cycle, as John Hammond, the co-chairman of the RNC's subcommittee governing the primary process, stated that it would be less relevant "as we continue to support the President and the vice president and the current administration".