Republican debate live updates: Haley, Ramaswamy face off while Christie, DeSantis rebuke Trump

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Republican debate live updates: Haley, Ramaswamy face off while Christie, DeSantis rebuke Trump
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Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner, skipped tonight's debate, as he did for the first two. Instead, he hosted a rally in nearby Hialeah, Florida.Ramaswamy bashed a referendum Ohio voters passed last night to create a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights in the state. He condemned the measure for allowing abortion through"birth."

“I don’t judge anyone for being pro-choice, and I don’t want them to judge me for being pro-life. Let’s find a consensus. Let’s agree on how we can ban late-term abortions,” Haley said. Of course, a plan to cut the jobs of three of every four federal employees will never happen. It’s crazy talk, but it sends the right signal to the anti-government extremists that so many Republicans court for votes.Ramaswamy characterizing building a wall along the entirety of the United States' northern border with Canada as “skating to where the puck is going” was a top 10 ludicrous GOP debate moment this year.

I appreciated Christie’s continued clarity on Donald Trump. He came out of the gate consistent with his criticisms. Well, sparks are flying once again tonight. After several GOP candidates criticized TikTok, Ramaswamy was asked by moderators about his own use of the social media platform. That's when Ramaswamy made things personal, turning the focus to Haley and her daughter's apparent use of TikTok.Moderator Hugh Hewitt asked several questions about the size of the U.S. Navy in comparison with the rise of the Chinese Navy.

“We’re not going to use tax dollars to fund jihad," DeSantis said."No way. And what is Biden doing? Not only is he not helping the Jewish students who were being persecuted, he is launching an initiative to combat so-called Islamophobia.”This country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union, to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.

Looking more closely at that state law, it defines “material support or resources” as:"any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safe houses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, or transportation. The term does not include medicine or religious materials.

Christie had the most pointed criticism, saying that nobody trying to stay out of courtrooms and prisons should be leading the party or the country.But the answers from DeSantis and Haley likely raised the most eyebrows, especially Haley’s.

It’s not lost on me that this is the first debate not sponsored by Fox, so this is a new environment with a winnowed field. Multiple candidates are looking for a moment. For better or worse, questions about reproductive rights might give them one.That’s not me being rude. That’s according to Ramaswamy’s communications director, Tricia McLaughlin, speaking to NBC News’ Garrett Haake:, even as chaos overtook the stage.

The line earned applause in a largely white room of GOPers. And it earned Scott praise from conservatives online. In 1960, Nov. 8 was when John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard Nixon, after a race that included the first presidential debate to be nationally televised.

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