The debate include the top 10 polling Republican candidates – Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Chris Christie and John Kasich.
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But the audience didn’t always seem impressed with his answers.
She was assigned to the JV squad (the early, non-prime-time debate between the seven candidates who didn’t make the first team cut) because only about 40 percent of Republicans know who she is. With Hillary Clinton, I said be at my wedding, and she was there.
Donald Trump fired back Friday at Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, saying she wasn’t very professional and unfair.
Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes called his moderators “the best political team ever put on television”.
Kelly cited insults Trump made on his Twitter account and reality show before telling him he will soon have to prove he is not “part of the war on women”. “I liked him when I came in here because he wasn’t a politician”. And honestly, Megyn, if you don’t like it, I’m sorry. “But I wouldn’t do that”.
Hannity asked if Trump’s behavior would change for the campaign.
They offered withering attacks on Obama’s treatment of the Islamic State group; vowed tougher immigration policy; pledged to toe the conservative line on social issues; and stressed they would shred a nuclear deal with Iran on day one of a Republican presidency. Republican strategist Liz Mair said the debate “has done Trump a tremendous disservice for exposing him for exactly what he is – a philosophically ungrounded, unappealing entertainer”. Okay? If he doesn’t run as an Republican, maybe he supports Clinton or maybe he runs as an independent. Border Patrol, people that I deal with, that I talk to, they say this is what’s happening.
Later, Trump wrote on Twitter: “I really enjoyed the debate tonight even though the @foxnews trio, especially @megynkelly, was not very good or professional”.
Fox News had two debates in the same arena where Republicans will anoint their 2016 nominee in 49 weeks.
Geist pressed Trump. “It’s not something I want to do at all”. “Only Rosie O’Donnell”, Trump said of his previous disparaging comments, earning a laugh from the crowd.
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Among the targeted demographic of adults 25-54, it averaged almost 8 million viewers – another cable news record.
