Here’s who qualified for the fourth Republican debate

The fourth GOP primary debate on Wednesday night will feature the smallest field yet — with just four candidates qualifying for the showdown in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie all met the minimum benchmarks for the debate, the Republican National Committee announced Monday night.

The debate will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT at the University of Alabama.

It will be hosted by NewsNation and moderated by anchor Elizabeth Vargas, podcast host and SiriusXM radio personality Megyn Kelly and editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon Eliana Johnson.

The RNC required candidates to get at least 6% support in two national polls, up from 4% — or 6% support in one national poll and one early state poll from two separate early states, including Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.

The benchmark also mandated the 2024 hopefuls receive a minimum of 80,000 donors with at least 200 unique donors in 20 states/territories.

It was unclear if Christie would qualify for the debate given his polling numbers, but the former governor managed to gather enough traction to join the other candidates on stage.

Christie has particularly high polling numbers in New Hampshire, coming in at 11.3%, good enough for third behind Trump (45.7%) and Haley (18.7%,) according to RealClearPolitics average data.

Former President Donald Trump will skip out on the forum, in line with his track record for every other 2024 debate thus far. Instead, he will hold a closed-door fundraiser Wednesday night and will have a town hall with Fox News’ Sen Hannity Tuesday night, a source close to the Trump campaign told The Post.

Trump is leading the Republican candidates by over 40 points, and has previously expressed that the RNC should suspend all future debates to focus on defeating President Biden.

The small number of debate candidates points to a narrowing of the field, as several White House hopefuls and former debate participants have dropped out of the race.

Since the third GOP debate in Miami, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) suspended his campaign after failing to garner high polling numbers and sufficient funding.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced his campaign suspension Monday after not qualifying for the stage.

Other candidates who have dropped out of the race include former Vice President Mike Pence, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, radio host Larry Elder and businessman Perry Johnson.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and businessman Ryan Binkley are still in the running, despite not meeting the marks for the debate stage.

Hutchinson was unsuccessful in his qualifying bids after the first debate, and Binkley has never met the criteria.