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5 Republican candidates spar at debate, while Trump holds a rally nearby. Follow live updates

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A billboard announcing the third Republican presidential debate in Miami is shown, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in downtown Miami. Five hopefuls will participate in the debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, according to the Republican National Committee. They are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

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The stage is set, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, for the third Republican presidential debate in Miami. Five hopefuls will participate in the debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, according to the Republican National Committee. They are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

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Photographers check out the stage during a walk through, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, for the third Republican presidential debate in Miami. Five hopefuls will participate in the debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, according to the Republican National Committee. They are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami.

Five candidates sparred with one another at a whittled-down third Republican presidential debate in Miami while front-runner Donald Trump held his own event a short drive away.

What to know

What to watch during the Republican debate

Trump looks to upstage the debate with a rally targeting South Florida无毛视频檚 Cuban community

GOP presidential candidates unified on Israel but divided on China

Ramaswamy hints at conspiracy theory when talking about Biden

Ramaswamy无毛视频檚 final comments onstage at the third presidential debate hinted at far-flung conspiracy theories believed by some far-right Americans, including the idea that Joe Biden isn无毛视频檛 the real president.

无毛视频淓nd this farce that Joe Biden is going to be your nominee. We know he无毛视频檚 not even the president of the United States,无毛视频 he said.

He went on to suggest that Biden is a placeholder for Democrats to put someone else into the candidacy, mentioning former first lady Michelle Obama and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Fact check on Ohio无毛视频檚 new abortion amendment

Ramaswamy无毛视频檚 claim that Ohio无毛视频檚 new abortion amendment 无毛视频渆ffectively codifies abortion all the way up until the moment of birth without parental consent无毛视频 needs context.

The language Ohioans voted for in Tuesday无毛视频檚 election doesn无毛视频檛 change Ohio无毛视频檚 existing parental notification and consent law, which requires minors to have parental permission 无毛视频 or a judicial exception in extreme cases 无毛视频 to get an abortion.

To be overturned, that law would have to be challenged in court and struck down by the state Supreme Court, whose conservative majority would likely vote to protect it.

Medical experts also dispute the idea of abortions 无毛视频渦ntil the moment of birth无毛视频 that Ramaswamy and other candidates on stage are using. Terminations later in pregnancy 无毛视频 which are exceedingly rare 无毛视频 involve medication that induces birth early, which is different from a surgical abortion.

Republicans play up threat of terrorists crossing US border

Ron DeSantis said that 无毛视频渢errorists have come in through our southern border无毛视频 and that he is going to 无毛视频渟hut it down.无毛视频 Vivek Ramaswamy vowed to 无毛视频渟moke the terrorists无毛视频 out of the U.S. southern border.

What terrorists?

Alex Nowrasteh of the pro-immigration Cato Institute documented nine foreign-born terrorists who entered the United States illegally from 1975 through last year. Three entered Mexico in 1984 when they were 5 years old or younger and were convicted of plotting to attack Fort Dix, New Jersey, in 2007. The other six entered through Canada.

That无毛视频檚 not to say it can无毛视频檛 happen. The Homeland Security Department said in a national 无毛视频漷hreat assessment无毛视频 this year that people with 无毛视频減otential terrorism connections无毛视频 continue to attempt to enter the country.

Republicans have seized on arrests of people who crossed illegally from Mexico and are on the Terrorist Screening Dataset, known as the 无毛视频漷errorist watchlist,无毛视频 a compilation of names that have aroused suspicion for any number of reasons. It doesn无毛视频檛 mean they are terrorists. The number jumped to 172 in the government无毛视频檚 budget year ended Sept. 30 from 98 the previous year, 15 the year before that and 11 in the previous four years combined.

Build a wall on the US-Canadian border, Ramaswamy says

There has been a lot of talk about how GOP candidates would handle their concerns related to security at the U.S.-Mexico border, but Vivek Ramaswamy wanted to shift perspective northward.

The biotech entrepreneur said in Wednesday night无毛视频檚 debate that he无毛视频檚 the only Republican hopeful 无毛视频渨ho has actually visited the northern border无毛视频 with Canada, where he said enough fentanyl was captured last year 无毛视频渢o kill 3 million Americans.无毛视频

无毛视频淒on无毛视频檛 just build the wall,无毛视频 Ramaswamy said of the U.S.-Mexico border wall proposal. 无毛视频淏uild both walls.无毛视频

Ramaswamy, who visited the northern border last month, also advocating using U.S. troops to 无毛视频渟eal the Swiss cheese无毛视频 tunnels he said are underneath the northern border.

Mexico will pay for the border wall, Part 2

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis began the debate demanding that Donald Trump come to the stage and explain why he didn无毛视频檛 wall off the entire U.S. southern border and have Mexico pay for it as he无毛视频檇 promised to do as president.

As the night wound down, DeSantis went a step farther, making the unlikely claim that he could keep the promise Trump broke.

DeSantis vowed to build a border wall and have Mexico pay for it, a comment that went unchallenged by moderators or other candidates.

Whether DeSantis will get the chance remains to be seen given the commanding early lead Trump has built in the Republican 2024 presidential primary, despite skipping all three debates. But erecting a wall the length of the nearly 2,000-mile border is nearly unthinkable -and the idea that Mexico would fit the bill strains credulity even further.

GOP candidates support raising retirement age

Republican presidential candidates came out swinging with benefit cuts to Social Security in order to preserve the retirement income program. Some also said they could achieve stronger economic growth, though past pledges along those lines have fallen flat.

According to a trustee无毛视频檚 report, Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits starting in 2033 without changes that could include less benefits or higher taxes.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he would raise the retirement age for younger workers, including his 30 year-old son. Christie also tried to shame billionaire Warren Buffet for collecting Social Security, even though the payments would reflect the payroll taxes that he paid over his career.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley would also raise the retirement age and limit payments to wealthy individuals.

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy suggested he could save the program through drastic spending cuts that would shutter federal agencies and possibly lay off the majority of government workers.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott said he would achieve faster growth, even though former President Donald Trump pledged he could also boost gross domestic product gains and failed to do so. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he knows a few Social Security recipients in his home state, which has a reputation for catering to retirees, and he, too, would get faster economic growth.


Corrects year that Social Security will stop being able to pay full benefits to 2033, not 2023.


Haley says DeSantis is a 无毛视频榣iberal无毛视频 on the environment

Haley is accusing Ron DeSantis of being a 无毛视频渓iberal无毛视频 when it comes to the environment.

无毛视频淵ou were. You always have been. Just own it if that无毛视频檚 the case,无毛视频 she said at Wednesday night无毛视频檚 debate.

Haley pointed to the Florida governor无毛视频檚 opposition to fracking off the state无毛视频檚 coast. He 无毛视频渉as opposed fracking, he has opposed drilling,无毛视频 she said.

DeSantis, however, said: 无毛视频淲e are absolutely going to frack无毛视频 无毛视频 just not in certain parts of his state.

无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 think it无毛视频檚 a good idea to drill in the Florida Everglades,无毛视频 he said.

无毛视频橪eave my daughter out of your voice'

A question about whether the candidates would ban TikTok for its China ties turned into a searing personal exchange between Haley and Ramaswamy.

Ramaswamy interrupted Haley to accuse her of inconsistency on opposing the app for the inroads it allegedly gives to Chinese interests.

无毛视频淗er own daughter was actually using the app for a long time,无毛视频 Ramaswamy said.

无毛视频淵ou might want to take care your family first,无毛视频 he told Haley, a rebuke that drew loud boos from the debate audience.

无毛视频淟eave my daughter out of your voice!无毛视频 Haley answered.

GOP candidates come up short in solutions to inflation

GOP presidential candidates laid out their plans for tackling inflation 无毛视频 and came up somewhat shortchanged to address immediate cost pressures.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott said he would increase oil and natural gas production, though domestic oil output recently hit an all-time high under President Joe Biden, according to the Energy Information Administration. The key challenge is that oil is a global commodity and often responds to market issues all over the world, such that cuts in production by Saudi Arabia and other countries tied to OPEC can push up prices.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said workers are removing items from their grocery carts when at the register because prices are too high. He said he would get rid of all of Biden无毛视频檚 economic policies and 无毛视频渞ein in the Federal Reserve,无毛视频 the U.S. central bank tasked with keeping inflation near a target annual rate of 2%. The Fed has rapidly hiked its benchmark rate in order to tame inflation, causing the pace of consumer price increases to slow to 3.7% from a peak of 9.1% in 2021.

Vivek Ramaswamy said he would just 无毛视频渋ncrease the supply of everything.无毛视频 That includes oil, housing, nuclear energy and coal, even though it can take years for companies to ramp up supplies in a way that can immediately respond to price pressures.

Trump claims no one is watching debate across town

At his Hialeah rally, Trump made passing reference to the debate across town, saying no one was watching it.

Later, he compared his rally to the debate: 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 standing in front of tens of thousands of people right now and it无毛视频檚 on television. That无毛视频檚 a lot harder to do than a debate.无毛视频

The stadium where he was speaking has a capacity of about 5,200 people and was not full Wednesday.

Haley and DeSantis feud spills over on to debate stage

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have been feuding in speeches and ads over China, and now they无毛视频檝e done it on the debate stage.

The former United Nations ambassador said as president she would 无毛视频渆nd all normal trade relations with China until they stop murdering Americans from fentanyl 无毛视频 something Ron has yet to say that he无毛视频檚 going to do.无毛视频

The Florida governor clapped back that Haley as South Carolina无毛视频檚 governor had 无毛视频渨elcomed无毛视频 the Chinese into South Carolina, referencing land and economic development deals during her six-year tenure.

Haley had her finger up hoping to respond but was not called on.

Haley again goes after Ramaswamy

Nikki Haley is picking up during Wednesday night无毛视频檚 debate where she left off during the last debate 无毛视频 going out of her way to slam Vivek Ramaswamy.

After Ramaswamy finished a lengthy answer about his opposition to U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, Haley turned and indicated his podium.

无毛视频淚 am telling you, Putin and President Xi are salivating at the thought that someone like that could become president,无毛视频 Haley said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

That recalled the second debate when Haley repeatedly ripped Ramaswamy, including declaring, 无毛视频淓very time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber.无毛视频

GOP division over war in Ukraine is on display

The Republican Party无毛视频檚 internal division over Russia无毛视频檚 war in Ukraine is on display at the debate.

Scott said he无毛视频檚 supportive of helping Ukraine. 无毛视频淓very day we get closer to the degradation of the Russian military, and that无毛视频檚 good news.无毛视频 However, he said there should be more transparency and accountability for how Ukraine has used American assistance.

Haley also said 无毛视频渨e should give them the equipment, the ammunition to win.无毛视频 She portrayed support for Ukraine as a way to deter aggression worldwide.

Christie drew a connection between Russia无毛视频檚 invasion of Ukraine and the run up to World War II. 无毛视频淭his is not a choice. This is the price we pay for being the leaders of the free world.无毛视频

Ramaswamy suggested areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia should remain in Moscow无毛视频檚 hands. He said this is not 无毛视频渟ome kind of battle between good versus evil.无毛视频

DeSantis expressed skepticism about some of the funding that the U.S. has sent Ukraine. He added that 无毛视频渨e need to bring this war to an end无毛视频 to focus on border security instead.

Haley and Scott find common ground on Iran

They haven无毛视频檛 faced off directly, but the two presidential candidates from South Carolina are finding common ground when it comes to Iran, who Hamas has said helped plan and orchestrate its surprise attack on Israel last month.

Asked during Wednesday night无毛视频檚 debate if she supported U.S. military action against Iran, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said that 无毛视频淲e need to go and take out their infrastructure,无毛视频 adding: 无毛视频淚ran responds to strikes.无毛视频

Asked what he would say to assure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott seemed to agree, noting, 无毛视频淵ou have to cut off the head of the snake. And the head of the snake is Iran.无毛视频

无毛视频橠o you want Dick Cheney in 3-inch heels无毛视频?'

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is lashing out at former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for her more hawkish foreign policy stance.

无毛视频淒o you want a leader from a different generation who无毛视频檚 going to put this country first? Or do you want Dick Cheney in 3-inch heels? In which case, we无毛视频檝e got two of 无毛视频檈m on stage tonight,无毛视频 Ramaswamy said, invoking the former vice president.

It was a dig at Haley 无毛视频 the only woman on stage 无毛视频 as well as DeSantis, who has been accused of wearing lifts in his boots.

Haley punched back, correcting Ramaswamy. 无毛视频淭hey无毛视频檙e 5-inch heels,无毛视频 she said, adding: 无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 wear 无毛视频檈m unless I can run in 无毛视频檈m.无毛视频

Earlier, Ramaswamy also lashed out at Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as he expressed dismay at Republican losses in Tuesday无毛视频檚 elections.

无毛视频淲e无毛视频檝e become a party of losers,无毛视频 he said, saying he would welcome her resignation.

GOP candidates voice support for Israel at debate

The Republican presidential candidates at Wednesday night无毛视频檚 debate competed against one another to sound the toughest on Hamas.

Asked what they would tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he wages war on the militant group after its Oct. 7 attack, DeSantis replied, 无毛视频溛廾悠禈Finish the job once and for all with these butchers, Hamas.无毛视频

无毛视频溛廾悠禈Finish them. Finish them,无毛视频澪廾悠禈 said Haley, who cited what she said was her daily work on behalf of ally Israel as Trump无毛视频檚 U.N. ambassador.

Haley broadened the blame to Hamas supporter Iran, and to China and Russia for its economic ties with Iran, calling the three countries an 无毛视频渦nholy alliance.无毛视频

无毛视频淪moke those terrorists on his southern border,无毛视频 Ramaswamy relayed as his advice to the Israeli leader.

Trump takes stage shortly after debate begins nearby

Donald Trump took the stage at his rally about 20 minutes after the Republican presidential debate kicked off nearby.

Trump无毛视频檚 rally was set to begin at 7 p.m., but he didn无毛视频檛 end up speaking until around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday. Already by that time, his rivals at the debate had been asked to weigh in on why they were a stronger 2024 candidate than Trump.

Trump was introduced by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, his former White House press secretary. She praised his courage, touted his record and called him 无毛视频渕y former boss, my friend, and everybody无毛视频檚 favorite president.无毛视频

Sanders says Trump brought patriotism back to the country and would do so again.

无毛视频淲e need him to finish what he started eight years ago,无毛视频 she said.

Moderator asks audience to behave themselves

Moderator Lester Holt reminded audience members twice in the first 10 minutes to behave themselves, perhaps an early sign that NBC will run a tighter ship than Fox did in previous GOP debates, which at times got out of hand.

无毛视频淎udience, let无毛视频檚 not do this,无毛视频 Holt said as the crowd cheered.

NBC also set different rules for the debate than Fox, allowing candidates 90 seconds to answer questions instead of 60 seconds. Follow-ups are at the discretion of moderators and are not given to candidates just because their name was mentioned.

无毛视频淐ontinued interruptions may result in loss of additional questions,无毛视频 Holt said while introducing the rules.

Scott sticks to talking points instead of going after Trump

Sen. Tim Scott needs a breakout moment in the third Republican debate, but he has so far has been sticking to his talking points.

The South Carolina Republican on Wednesday night was given an opportunity by moderator Lester Holt of NBC News to contrast his candidacy with that of GOP front-runner Donald Trump.

But instead of drawing bright lines, Scott talked about his optimism for America无毛视频檚 future and his own personal narrative, which he says portrays the kind of leadership that American needs.

Candidates asked why they are stronger than Trump

The third Republican presidential debate opened with a sharp question about why the candidates on stage were stronger than Donald Trump, who has built a commanding early lead in the party无毛视频檚 2024 primary.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed the former president for skipping all the debates, saying he should be there answering tough questions like why he didn无毛视频檛 keep the promise to wall off the entirety of the U.S.-Mexico border and have Mexico pay for it.

DeSantis also said Trump promised the country it无毛视频檇 win enough to get tired of it, adding, 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 sick of Republicans losing,无毛视频 pointing to Democrats无毛视频 big night in many key races across the country in Tuesday无毛视频檚 election.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was Trump无毛视频檚 ambassador to the United Nations, called him 无毛视频渢he right president for the right time,无毛视频 but said he wasn无毛视频檛 now, chiding him for running up federal deficits.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was even more blunt, calling Republicans 无毛视频渁 party of losers.无毛视频

GOP candidates bash own party for 2023 election results

Candidates used their party无毛视频檚 poor performance in Tuesday无毛视频檚 elections as a punching bag at the start of the debate.

无毛视频淲e无毛视频檝e become a party of losers,无毛视频 Ramaswamy said.

无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 sick of Republicans losing,无毛视频 DeSantis said.

For each of them, it was a chance to pitch himself as the antidote to what ails Republicans. Ramaswamy promised to take on the establishment, while DeSantis bragged about his electoral record in Florida.

It无毛视频檚 time for the Miami matchup

The third Republican presidential candidate debate is officially underway in Miami.

It无毛视频檚 expected that candidates will be asked about a variety of topics, including abortion and the ongoing war in Israel following Hamas无毛视频 surprise attack last month.

Five candidates met the Republican National Committee无毛视频檚 qualifications to participate in the third matchup: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

As he has with previous debates, former President Donald Trump is skipping Wednesday night无毛视频檚 matchup, instead holding his own event a short drive away.

Wednesday night无毛视频檚 debate comes just one day after the 2023 off-year elections, in which Democrats notched a number of wins the party hopes might portend possible successes in other contests next year.

Thousands gather for Trump rally ahead of debate

Thousands have gathered to show support for former President Donald Trump at a rally in the Miami suburb of Hialeah.

Trump was joined by mixed martial arts fighter Jorge Masvidal and comedian Roseanne Barr, who led the crowd in a profane chant and called him a 无毛视频淢AGA-dor,无毛视频 playing off his 无毛视频淢ake America Great Again无毛视频 slogan.

People showed up in red, white and blue clothes with MAGA hats and Trump 2024 flags. Some also carried the flag of Israel.

Dozens of supporters lined up earlier to get a copy of Trump无毛视频檚 photobook 无毛视频淥ur Journey Together无毛视频 signed by the former president无毛视频檚 son Donald Trump Jr.

Some speakers addressed the crowd in Spanish and English.

无毛视频淚 go to all Trump events,无毛视频 said Paul Rodriguez, a Cuban American voter who wore a T-shirt bearing Trump无毛视频檚 mug shot. 无毛视频淚 hope common sense returns to America. Donald Trump speaks for us, while Democrats do it for corporations and other countries.无毛视频

Absent yet again, Trump gets some good debate night news

He won无毛视频檛 be onstage with his GOP rivals, but Donald Trump is getting some good debate night news.

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to bar Trump from the 2024 primary ballot under a constitutional provision that forbids those who 无毛视频渆ngaged in insurrection无毛视频 from holding office.

The ruling is the first to come in a series of lawsuits filed by liberal groups seeking to use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to block the GOP front-runner无毛视频檚 candidacy by citing his role in the violent Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Democrats troll 2024 GOP hopefuls in lead-up to debate

Democrats are once again trolling the Republican candidates ahead of their debate.

The Democratic National Committee placed bilingual ads on billboards across South Florida and hired a mobile billboard truck to, in their words 无毛视频渃all out their extreme MAGA agendas.无毛视频

The truck will be driving around the Republican National Committee debate venue, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, on Wednesday night.

The Spanish- and English-language ads cast former President Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner, as an extremist and a liar.

Trump will be holding his own event in nearby Hialeah.

Scott hosting Jewish high school and college students at debate

The ongoing Israel-Hamas war is sure to feature in discussion during Wednesday night无毛视频檚 GOP presidential debate, and Sen. Tim Scott is bringing with him some students who might be particularly interested.

Scott无毛视频檚 campaign says the South Carolina Republican is hosting more than 20 Jewish students from the University of South Carolina, University of Miami and a local South Florida high school at the debate.

The Republican Jewish Coalition is one of the partners for Miami无毛视频檚 debate. Scott was among the GOP contenders who addressed the coalition无毛视频檚 leadership summit in Las Vegas.

Scott, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are taking part in the Wednesday night event.

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