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'Too much J-6!' Donald Trump just gave a 'report card' on the second GOP debate

Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that some of the GOP candidates did better than others at the recent Republican debate.

Trump, who has skipped the first two debates and said he plans to avoid them all, had nice words to say for a couple of the candidates. For the others, he had insults.

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'When they repossess Mar-A-Lago': DeSantis fan accuses Kari Lake of lying at GOP debate

Conservative and self-proclaimed journalist Chris Nelson, minutes before the second GOP debate Wednesday, September 27, engaged in a fiery back-and-forth with ex-Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate and election denier Kari Lake, The Daily Beast reports.

"How are you going to run for Senate when you're already the governor?" Nelson shouted at the failed candidate.

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'Alarmed' GOP donors try to shove Glenn Youngkin into 2024 race as Trump looks unbeatable: report

Former President Donald Trump increasingly looks unbeatable in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, but some bigwig GOP donors are still trying to find someone to rescue them from the will of their own party's voters.

The Washington Post's Robert Costa, who on Twitter describes these GOP donors as "alarmed" by Trump's resilience in the wake of four criminal indictments, reports that there's a serious effort to draft Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin into the 2024 presidential race.

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Trump adviser demands RNC cancels all future GOP primary debates

Donald Trump will not participate in November's GOP debate in Miami, making it the third consecutive time he's skipped a chance to share a stage with his 2024 opponents.

Now, a senior adviser to his campaign is calling on the Republican National Committee to cancel all future primary debates so the party can unite around Trump, the Miami Herald reported.

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'You're out of order!' Mayhem at impeachment inquiry after GOP chair refuses Dem evidence

Republican House Oversight Chairman James Comer of Kentucky shouted down Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) at a hearing on Thursday after the Democrat tried to enter evidence into the record.

During the first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Joe Biden, Goldman made a routine request to have a document entered into the record.

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Trump crowd members with union signs revealed to be non-union: report

Donald Trump has claimed to be greeting union members at his speech on Wednesday, but those with union signs who were approached reportedly admitted to not being members at all.

Trump held an address at an auto parts plant in Clinton Township, Michigan, on Wednesday night, although he received criticism from workers due to the fact that the plant in question is not unionized.

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Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott spar over Florida’s teaching of slavery during second GOP debate

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his state’s new Black history education standards during the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, dismissing criticism of the curriculum as a “hoax” — and consequently drawing a rebuke from the only Black candidate on the debate stage, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Asked about a provision in the curriculum — which was approved by the Florida state Board of Education in July — that teaches that some enslaved people learned skills that ultimately were used for their “personal benefit,” DeSantis quickly brushed off the question as...

Nikki Haley rips Ramaswamy at debate: 'Every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber'

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley accused businessman Vivek Ramaswamy of making her "dumber" because he refused to take a hard line against TikTok.

At the second Republican presidential primary debate, Fox Business host Stuart Varney confronted Ramaswamy after he participated in a recent event with TikTok.

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Trump mocks chances of any other 2024 candidate becoming his running mate — during the GOP debate

Donald Trump, again refusing to participate in a GOP debate, teased out the fate of every candidate on stage Wednesday night: He will choose none of them as his vice presidential running mate.

The ex-president who is facing 91 felony charges in four criminal cases across three jurisdictions and is now also facing the dissolution of his business empire, brought up the running mate question around the same time the debate on Fox News was kicking off.

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Mike Pence stunned by Fox News host's laughter-inducing debate one-liner

Fox News host Dana Perino prompted a debate audience to laugh at former Vice President Mike Pence.

At the second Republican presidential debate, Perino noted that Pence had failed to keep his 2016 pledge to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.

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'Expression of regret': Body language expert analyzes GOP debaters on stage

Regret, anger, insincerity, and more emotions were being felt by GOP candidates as they stood on stage at the second Republican debate on Wednesday, according to a body language expert.

Body language expert Dr. Jack Brown, who recently said General Motors CEO Mary Barra was displaying manipulation in an interview, analyzed the looks and motions of various candidates on the Fox stage. In some instances, Brown said, candidates used motions that are not typically used.

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Hiding behind 'his golf clubs': Chris Christie blasts Trump at second GOP debate

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie opened the second GOP primary debate by taking shots at former President Donald Trump.

Minutes after the debate began on Wednesday, Christie was asked if Trump's populism was to blame for a possible government shutdown.

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'Missing in action': DeSantis comes out swinging at Trump in second debate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a potshot at former President Donald Trump coming into the second Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California — one of his bluntest attacks on his one-time ally turned rival to date.

"Joe Biden is missing in action... and do you know who else is missing in action? Donald Trump," said DeSantis. "He should be on this stage tonight."

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