Eight Republican presidential candidates met on the debate stage for the first time Wednesday night.
, of course. Given his big poll lead, he insisted that his presence would only help his lesser rivals. Instead, Trump sat down for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that was streamed online.
He seemed to be betting that primary voters preferred something memorable said to something done. His rivals were having none of it. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley attacked Ramaswamy's argument that the U.S. shouldn't support Ukraine in its defense against Russia's invasion. “Under your watch, you would make America less safe. You have no foreign policy experience and it shows,” Haley told him, standing directly to his left.It took more than an hour for the candidates to confront the elephant not in the room.
Even if people disagree with the criminal charges, Christie said, “The conduct is beneath the office of the president of the United States.” Haley, the only woman on stage, called on her opponents to be honest with voters that a federal law that imposes an abortion ban on all states would likely never get through the narrowly divided Congress. She said the issue should be sent back to the states. She also made a personal appeal.
Pence said that Haley’s call to find consensus on the issue in the states “is the opposite of leadership.”As for DeSantis, who signed a 6-week abortion into Florida law just this spring, he didn’t take a position on a federal ban when asked directly.
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