WASHINGTON: Donald Trump said he will not participate in the next GOP presidential debate on Monday in Utah because “we’ve had enough debates.”

The front runner for the Republican presidential nomination said Wednesday on Fox News that he’s committed to a big speech the same night.

Trump said he didn’t know about the March 21 event until Tuesday night, when he won critical primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida.

Without Trump, the only two onstage would be Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who won his home state in the same contests Tuesday, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. It would be a clash of potential alternatives as each man maneuvers to claim the mantle of credible alternative to the brash billionaire who has controlled the race for months.

Trump warned of riots if he is denied the party’s presidential nomination after a string of primary election victories, raising the temperature even further in a highly-charged White House race.

Trump said if he got a large number of delegates yet was denied the nomination: “I don’t think you can say that we don’t get it automatically. I think you’d have riots. I think you’d have riots. I’m representing many, many millions of people.”

Party leaders are appalled at the real estate developer and reality TV personality’s incendiary rhetoric and believe his policy positions are out of step with core Republican sentiment, such as his vow to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, temporarily ban Muslims from the United States and build a wall along the border with Mexico.