After much back and forth, Donald Trump released a statement Friday saying definitively that he would not engage Sen. Bernie Sanders in a debate. The two camps had traded comments in the

media after Trump said on Wednesday night's _Jimmy Kimmel Live_ show that he'd debate the Democratic candidate, and Sanders agreed. There had been discussions of doing the debate

for charity before Trump put the kibosh on the whole thing, as only Trump can: Sad! SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple

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