Amid a series of controversies about whether he has made up or exaggerated parts of his biography, the surgeon was only asked a single question about his past. “I have no problem with being vetted”, he added.
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“I have no problem with being vetted”, Carson said.
Carson said he was being truthful in describing how military officials had suggested he would be admitted to West Point if he had applied when he was graduating from high school.
“Now I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the elephant in the room, and I’m not talking about your party’s fine symbol”, Cavuto said. “I stabbed him and it hit the belt!'” “Mr. Trump ought to know we should not speak to people from a position of weakness”, Fiorina said.
“Be ready to send your sons and daughters to another war in Iraq”, Paul warned.
Talk of immigration, foreign policy and bank bailouts was a throwback for a Republican Partythat’s been rocked by sideshows, surprises, and campaign drama.
Paul quite clearly had his best debate night of the election, marked by the moment he schooled a bumbling Trump about how China is not actually in the Trans Pacific Partnership. Reporter: But later bush clashed with trump over immigration refusing to support mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Rubio opted not to enter that exchange. More on this… A struggle for the GOP spotlight One of many biggest wedges was over the US military. His campaign was pronounced “flailing” as far back as June, and he was recently quoted clinging to a poll showing him at 5% as evidence he’s “moving in the right direction”.
Coming into the debate, Carson was expected to face tough questions about certain discrepancies in his life story, which has served as a point of inspiration long before he became a presidential candidate. “Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases”, Carson says.
“Well, first of all, thank you for not asking me what I said in the 10th grade”, Carson said. He also seemed to embrace a role as a referee of sorts, complaining that Kasich was taking too much time from Bush and exclaiming about Fiorina, “Why does she keep interrupting?” And he did nothing on Tuesday to stop his momentum.
At the same time, the candidates also restrained from attacking the moderators as they did during the previous debate, when Sen.
A few journalists felt the Fox Business moderators weren’t pushy enough.
He instead struck a conciliatory tone, saying he “didn’t think anybody did poorly”, and noting that the GOP candidates were “getting better” with each passing debate.
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But stark differences emerged on how to handle illegal immigration and how large a national defense program the US can afford, a reminder that the race remains wide open and the competition is intensifying as the candidates race toward caucus and primary voting early next year. Mr. Cruz, in turn, won applause from the crowd by attacking the CNBC moderators, saying they were focused on provoking fights rather than on examining the candidates policies.
