Republican U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Governor John Kasich, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Senator Marco Rubio, Dr. Ben Carson, businessman Donald Trump, Senator Ted Cruz, former Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Chris Christie and Senator Rand Paul hold their hands over their hearts for the singing of the U.S. national anthem before the start of the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada December 15, 2015. Freise, a veteran, said he likes Rubio’s thoughts on the military and fixing the veterans’ health-care system. “He’s got plans. Most of the other candidates, from my perspective, all they want to do is, ‘Well, we’re going to get rid of this”. “His policies, what he’s advocated, just won’t do it. And I was pleased to be able to point that out and we had some exchanges”.
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“The performance of this is not why I’m running for president”, he said. “That gives us greater ability to stop acts of terrorism, and he knows that that’s the case”. “Greater than ever before”.
Republican candidates, focusing on the Islamic State challenge, barely mentioned Israeli concerns in their national security debate.
Recent polls show Trump with a double-digit lead over Rubio in New Hampshire, but Rubio said he wasn’t concerned.
The reality television star and real estate developer defended the proposal as common sense, insisting “we are not talking about religion, we are talking about security”. “Our country is out of control”.
He added that “tens of thousands of people” have been entering America with “cell phones with ISIS flags on them…I don’t think so”.
Trump’s success even as the primary elections draw closer has rattled many in the GOP establishment, who are concerned he may either win the nomination or mount a third party presidential bid. “And if Obama has brought some to this country they are leaving, they’re going, they’re gone”.
Most desperate was Jeb Bush, who aimed his bombast, squarely and repeatedly, at the frontrunning Trump. If we expect to do this on our own, we will fail. When audio surfaced, Trump went on the offensive, first suggesting Cruz was beholden to the oil industry, then saying Cruz was not qualified to be president due to his temperament.
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Beginning after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, the NSA secretly collected the daily calling records – but not contents of conversations – for most Americans, including people never suspected of any crime. He’s failed in his campaign. “It’s been a total disaster”, Trump said.
