The billionaire businessman also suggested he would like to challenge Democratic presidential candidate Vermont Sen.
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Chris Christie attacked Marco Rubio on his experience at the Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, and it didn’t really go well for Rubio.
Trump was asked about his use of the power of eminent domain and whether or not voters should be concerned about it. He said eminent domain was a “great” thing and without it, we wouldn’t have schools or bridges.
And then there was Texas Sen.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pounced on the opportunity to bash Rubio.
“I know I’m behind”, Clinton, who trails Sanders in New Hampshire, said on CNN’s “State of the Union”.
In the spin room after the debate, I asked Trump what he would do as president if he knew that a judge thought his expansive view of eminent domain was unconstitutional.
As of Sunday morning, Trump had a solid lead with 33% of the Republican primary vote, in CNN/WMUR’s tracking poll. And Trump said he’d rely on China to “quickly and surgically” handle North Korea. But overall, it was basically a neutral night for Cruz, I think.
Rubio said the remarks were untrue, and pivoted to claims that President Obama did not know what he was doing. “Senator Rubio proved last night he can’t do that”. Christie, in particular, pilloried Florida’s junior senator.
Rubio has sought to deflect criticism of his relative inexperience and the comparisons it draws to President Barack Obama by arguing the problem with the president isn’t that he’s naive, but that he’s pushing an ideology that hurts the country.
Without scripted lines, Rubio has no idea what to say.
And Mr Rubio is arguably one of this cycle’s most repeat talking-point offenders. Rubio has sought to appeal both to mainstream Republicans and those eager to upend the status quo. “You have not been involved in a consequential decision, where you had to be held accountable. Now let’s go to the next phase and I’m ready to go”.
Mr Christie accused Mr Rubio of resorting to “a memorised 30-second speech”.
“The fact when you talk about the Hezbollah Sanctions Act … as one of your accomplishments… you weren’t even there to vote for it”, said Christie.
Early on in the debate, Christie attacked the senator for repeatedly using “the memorized 25-second speech that is exactly what his advisers gave him”.
Rubio wavered in defending his decision to walk away from the sweeping immigration bill he originally backed in the Senate – perhaps the legislation he’s most closely associated with – and said he wouldn’t pursue similar legislation as president.
“Washington ethics basically says, if it’s legal, you do what you need to do in order to win”. “It is at the core of our campaign”.
Mr Kasich, likely to end his candidacy if he does not do well on Tuesday, delivered a positive message that could appeal to New Hampshire Republican voters, who famously make up their minds late and never seem in the mood to follow the lead of the Iowa caucuses, won by Mr Cruz. Since he’s WAY ahead in the New Hampshire polls – and New Hampshire is not a caucus system like Iowa – this was probably wise.
The debate began shortly after North Korea defied global warnings and launched a long-range rocket that the United Nations and others call a cover for a banned test of technology for a missile that could strike the US mainland. That is not public goal. Cruz demurred, saying he wouldn’t speculate about how he’d handle the situation without a full briefing.
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Polls have shown that Trump’s position on eminent domain is deeply unpopular among Republicans: 60 percent of Iowa Republican caucusgoers said Trump’s stance bothered them.
