The Fox News GOP debate is the first after the Super Tuesday Primaries with Donald Trump holding a large lead, Thursday night’s GOP debate comes at a crucial time for his chief rivals Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, and all but a last chance for John Kasich. The debate turned increasingly personal for Trump and Rubio, with Cruz and Kasich taking a chance to tout their records and advance their proposals.
Here is a summary of all that went down :
Endorsement & Criticism
Donald Trump adamantly disavowed his white supremacist supporters:
"I totally disavow the Ku Klux Klan. I totally disavow David Duke," @realDonaldTrump said at tonight’s #GOPDebate.
He did the same for his 2012 endorsee, Mitt Romney:
DonaldTrump reacted to @MittRomney’s personal attacks during tonight’s #GOPDebate.
Trump also addressed the outstanding Trump University lawsuits:
Donald Trump on Trump University case: "The lead plaintiff signed a letter saying how great it was." #GOPDebate
Economic Policy
Marco Rubio talked job creation:
marco rubio: "The private sector creates jobs… Govt does not create jobs." #GOPDebate
Ted Cruz reiterated his desire to abolish the IRS:
tedcruz: "Under Obama, the IRS has become so corrupt & so politicized we need to abolish it altogether."#GOPDebate
Second Amendment
Cruz referenced Trump’s shifting support for a federal assault weapons ban:
tedcruz: "Unlike Donald, I would not support banning firearms." #GOPDebate
Immigration
Donald Trump softened his position on the H1B program, while Cruz doubled down:
Donald Trump: "I'm changing. I'm changing. We need highly skilled people in this country." #GOPDebate
tedcruz: "The abuse of the H1B program has been rampant." #GOPDebate
The Democrats
Cruz and Rubio hit at Trump over his support for Hillary Clinton:
tedcruz: For 40 years, Trump has been part of the corruption in Washington that you're angry about. #GOPDebate
National Security/Foreign Policy
Donald Trump doubled down on his promise to bring back waterboarding, in response to opposition from national defense leaders:
Donald Trump on terrorism: We should go for waterboarding & we should go tougher than waterboarding. #GOPDebate
Kasich laid out his vision for the use of the military:
Michigan
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio talked about the host city and nearby Flint:
Cruz:"For 50 years, leftwing Democrats have pursued destructive tax policies, weak crime policies & have driven the citizens out."#GOPDebate
marcorubio: "[Flint] should not be a partisan issue… We should work together to solve it." #GOPDebate
The Race
When Ted Cruz called himself the only candidate to have repeatedly beaten the frontrunner, Trump brought up their overall record:
DonaldTrump: "Just for the record, I've won 10. ted cruz has one 3 or 4." #GOPDebate
Trump addressed the “small hands” jab Rubio took at him:
DonaldTrump defend his hands after marco rubio called them “small.” #GOPDebate
The two later got into a heated conversation about each others’ deceptiveness:
In the middle of the foreign policy debate, Trump talked about his changing positions:
DonaldTrump responded to changing his position on issues like bringing in Syrian refugees. #GOPDebate
Kasich called for civility, not only in a debate context:
JohnKasich to the other candidates: "Let's stop fighting!" #GOPDebate
All four candidates agreed to support the eventual nominee.
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