Rick Perry Throws Donald Trump Under the Bus, Too 21.35K Jim Newell 12/08/11 04:50PM Filed to: 2012 2012 Donald Trump Debates Iowa Rick Perry Appic Rick Perry is the latest candidate to turn down Donald Trump's debate. Now, assuming the debate isn't canceled, it will just be Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and potentially Michele Bachmann fielding awful questions from this NBC television actor.