The first Republican presidential primary debate for the 2024 race was … chaotic. The eight candidates fed on the energy of the raucous Milwaukee audience, which repeatedly drowned out the candidates with cheers and jeers as the White House hopefuls sparred over Donald Trump (who skipped the debate to do an online interview with Tucker Carlson instead), abortion, Ukraine and climate change. Pocketbook issues like high inflation, the housing crisis, student loan debt and Social Security got little to no screentime during this first debate.
Fox News moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum struggled to keep both the crowd and the candidates in line, with the GOP contenders interrupting each other and talking beyond their allotted time per question throughout the night. GOP debate live blog: Republican presidential candidates spar over Trump, abortion, Ukraine Here are the most viral moments and highlights from the GOP debate, for anyone who missed out or who was flipping back and forth between the debate on Fox News and the pre-taped Trump interview on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s X newsfeed:Christie calls out Ramaswamy for ‘sounding like ChatGPT’ and copying Obama While former New Jersey Gov. Christie drew plenty of boos throughout the night, he got a zinger in against Vivek Ramaswamy early in the night. Ramaswamy had introduced himself at the top of the debate with the self-deprecating line, “Let me just address the question that is on everybody’s mind at home tonight: Who the heck is this …
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