The Republican National Committee has said it is suspending its partnership with NBC News for an upcoming presidential debate following CNBC's handling of this week's contest.
In a letter to NBC News chief Andrew Lack, RNC chairman Reince Priebus said the party would not allow the network or its properties to co-host future debates, pending further discussion.
The move comes after CNBC was heavily criticised for its handling of the third GOP debate in Colorado on Wednesday night.
"The CNBC network is one of your media properties, and its handling of the debate was conducted in bad faith," Mr Priebus wrote.
"We understand that NBC does not exercise full editorial control over CNBC's journalistic approach. However, the network is an arm of your organization, and we need to ensure there is not a repeat performance."
The RNC chairman went on to blast CNBC for failing to focus debate questions on economic issues as promised, instead asking questions that "were inaccurate or downright offensive".
He specifically noted the first question directed at GOP front-runner Donald Trump, in which he was asked if he was running a "comic book version of a presidential campaign".
Mr Priebus said the question was "hardly in the spirit of how the debate was billed".
Tensions continued to run high throughout the evening, with several candidates taking issue with the moderators' questions and perceived condescending tone.
At one point, Senator Ted Cruz interjected, saying: "The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media.
"This is not a cage match ... How about talking about the substantive issues."
The comment drew one of the largest applauses of the night from the conservative audience.
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