Trump disagreed arguing that his policy is to make USA safe and secure.
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But according to analysts, the frontrunner did not lose any momentum Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Rubio added: “Because I can promise you, the next time there is an attack on this country, the first thing people are going to want to know is, why didn’t we know about it and why didn’t we stop it?” Cruz and rival Marco Rubio, who have emerged as the two most popular alternatives to Trump, mostly jostled with each other.
On Tuesday night, Rubio tried to straddle both sides of the debate when confronted by Cruz.
But before he made the statement, Trump said he ruled out ever running as an independent candidate, as he has suggested in the past.
After the debate, many in West Michigan have mixed feelings about Trump. Rubio, when asked if he still supported a path to citizenship, uttered more than 400 words without answering the question.
Despite exchanging frequent jabs this week, Ted Cruz praised Senate colleague Marco Rubio on Saturday, calling him a “talented leader” and saying he could “of course” see a role for Rubio in a Cruz administration.
Trump was on the defensive early in the debate for his proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., saying, “We are not talking about religion, we are talking about security”.
Donald Trump still holds a wide lead over the rest of the field, earning the support of 39% in a Fox News poll released Friday.
Tuesday’s GOP rematch now ranks as CNN’s second-most-watched program of all time. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves after speaking at a campaign rally, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Mesa, Ariz.
“The committee is not investigating anything said during last night’s Republican presidential debate”, the statement read.
Professor Peter Wielhouwer says the base of the republicans in West Michigan like Donald Trump.
The rest of the voting has been different, however.
On the democratic side, WMU junior Holli Sommerfeld says Bernie Sanders has her vote.
Eleven percent of those polled thought Christie won the debate – the third-highest thumbs up, behind Trump and Cruz, who each got 18 percent.
“Lately I’ve been just trying to ignore, because he just gets me so angry”. “I have a lot of respect for him”.
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“I hit back very, very hard [at Bush], but look, we need strong people, we need sharp people”, Trump said.
