Trump chose to boycott the debate after feuding with Fox News over one of the debate’s moderators, Megyn Kelly, and after the network issued a statement mocking Trump.
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“I must warn you to be careful, Mr. Trump, in the past when you’ve turned against a woman that way she ends up with half your assets”, Colbert said and smiled.
“I’m a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly”, Cruz replied.
According to a CBS News poll, Trump has cut Sen. In 2016, Donald said, “I have zero respect for Megyn Kelly”. He appeared to take a swipe at his rivals on stage for not taking on Trump as aggressively as he has.
It is unknown what role Trump’s absence played in Thursday’s ratings, but it is clear that Fox’s ratings did far better than the “1 or 2 million” that Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said would happen with Trump’s absence.
“I don’t think Ted Cruz has a great chance, he’s a nasty guy, nobody likes him, nobody in Congress likes him”, Donald responded. “Everybody else was in the witness protection programme when I went after him”. “He was a little teddy bear to me”, said Jeb Bush, (R) presidential candidate.
Updated: Still, the audience for the seventh of the GOP presidential debates was substantially smaller than the August 6 Fox News broadcast, which attracted 24 million viewers, according to the Los Angeles Tines. Trump said if he is elected President “we’re going to stick up for the rights of the country”.
On Friday, Trump defended his decision to snub Fox News, one of the most powerful media forces in Republican politics. CNN and MSNBC both aired portions of Trump’s event dedicated to military veterans, and their ratings put together were about a quarter of the viewers Fox attracted.
Santorum quickly expressed deep frustration with the drama surrounding Trump.
Stephen Colbert moderated a debate between Donald Trump and Donald Trump.
Rubio is criss-crossing the Hawkeye State in the last few days before Iowans vote in the first-in-the-nation caucus state, buoyed by strong poll numbers that show him as the only viable candidate besides Trump and Cruz.
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Trump seemed a bit hoarse after flying from Iowa to New Hampshire for the speech.
