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Republican field trains their sights on Donald Trump at second debate
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Eleven Republicans gathered for the second GOP debate to discuss Iran, immigration, Planned Parenthood and more. Carly Fiorina came out firing in her first prime-time debate appearance, calling out fellow "outsider" Donald Trump. VPC
Donald Trump and Ben Carson participate in the second presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 16, 2015.(Photo: Max Whittaker, Pool/European Pressphoto Agency)
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Donald Trump was a political punching bag Wednesday night, as his rivals smacked him for running up debt at his casinos, for filing for bankruptcy and for acting "sophomoric" — just a few of the attacks lobbed at the Republican front-runner in the second debate of the 2016 campaign.
Trump fought back aggressively, telling the others they were wrong.
His opening shot: "First of all, Rand Paul shouldn't even be on this stage. He's No. 11. He's got 1% in the polls, and how he got up here, there's far too many people anyway."
The audience rewarded the lone woman in the race, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, with some of the most passionate applause when she calmly responded to Trump's denial that he insulted her looks when he said in a recent interview: "Look at that face!"
"I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said," Fiorina said as the crowd at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California cheered loudly.
Carly Fiorina speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 16, 2015. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images)
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush landed some punches, demanding Trump apologize to his wife for accusing Bush of being too "soft" on immigration just because Columba Bush was born in Mexico.
"To subject my wife into the middle of a raucous political conversation was completely inappropriate, and I hope you apologize for that," Bush said.
Trump declined, saying he'd done nothing wrong.
And Bush took another whack at Trump on the issue of money in politics, saying he blocked the New York businessman's attempt to buy Bush's support for a casino project in Florida.
"Wrong," Trump told him. "I promise, if I wanted it, I would have gotten it."
Bush pressed on, saying it was true. "I'm not going to be bought."
Trump interrupted him: "More energy. I like it."
CNN has reported that Trump held a high-dollar fundraiser for Bush in 1998 when he was running for governor, but that Bush stuck to his stance against gambling, crippling any chances of Trump building a casino.
In the midst of feisty exchanges between Trump, Bush and Fiorina, some of the candidates struggled for attention, including former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
"I'd certainly love to get in on this," Huckabee, the winner of the 2008 Iowa caucuses, said when he was asked his first question 45 minutes into the debate.
An exasperated New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at one point scolded Trump and Fiorina for arguing about who has the better business experience, saying their "childish back-and-forth" ignores the "middle class that's getting plowed over."
Paul raised concerns about Trump's fitness to be commander in chief after Trump's opening salvo.
"I think really there's a sophomoric quality that is entertaining about Mr. Trump, but I am worried. I'm very concerned about him — having him in charge of the nuclear weapons, because I think his response, his visceral response to attack people on their appearance – short, tall, fat, ugly – my goodness, that happened in junior high."
Walker jumped in with a zinger, telling Trump, the star of the TV series The Apprentice. "We don't need an apprentice in the White House. We have one right now."
Trump retorted that after he told Iowans about Walker's "bad" record as governor of Wisconsin, Walker plunged from frontrunner to "No. 6 or 7" in the polls.
By the second half of the three-hour debate, the Trump personality show was over, as the 11 leading candidates in the prime-time CNN forum jousted over an array of issues: immigration, taxes, Obamacare, federal funding for Planned Parenthood, Russian aggression in Ukraine, and the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Scott Walker stand onstage during the presidential debate at the Reagan library on Sept. 16, 2015 in Simi Valley, Calif. (Photo: Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images)
Retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson exhibited the cool demeanor that's helped his rise in Republican polls. In an answer to one question, Carson said he respects former president George W. Bush, but questioned the rush to war in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying there are "smart ways to do things" and "muscular ways to do things." People need to use their intellect to answer challenges, he said.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio interjected, telling Carson that "radical terrorism cannot be solved by intellect."
There were numerous references to Reagan, including from Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who pointed to Reagan's Air Force One, which served as a backdrop. "I think I actually flew on this plane when I was congressman," he said.
The evening also featured a preliminary debate with four low-polling Republican candidates: former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, and former New York governor George Pataki.
Those four clashed over such familiar topics as well, including immigration, the Islamic State, and Trump's influence on the GOP race — and all four cast themselves as insurgents who will shake up the system.
Next up: The Democratic White House hopefuls face off in Las Vegas on Oct. 13. The next GOP debate is Oct. 28 in Boulder, Colo.
Jacobs reports for The Des Moines Register
Follow @JenniferJJacobs and @djusatoday on Twitter
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Republican field trains their sights on Donald Trump at second debate
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Eleven Republicans gathered for the second GOP debate to discuss Iran, immigration, Planned Parenthood and more. Carly Fiorina came out firing in her first prime-time debate appearance, calling out fellow "outsider" Donald Trump. VPC
Donald Trump and Ben Carson participate in the second presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 16, 2015.(Photo: Max Whittaker, Pool/European Pressphoto Agency)
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Donald Trump was a political punching bag Wednesday night, as his rivals smacked him for running up debt at his casinos, for filing for bankruptcy and for acting "sophomoric" — just a few of the attacks lobbed at the Republican front-runner in the second debate of the 2016 campaign.
Trump fought back aggressively, telling the others they were wrong.
His opening shot: "First of all, Rand Paul shouldn't even be on this stage. He's No. 11. He's got 1% in the polls, and how he got up here, there's far too many people anyway."
The audience rewarded the lone woman in the race, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, with some of the most passionate applause when she calmly responded to Trump's denial that he insulted her looks when he said in a recent interview: "Look at that face!"
"I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said," Fiorina said as the crowd at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California cheered loudly.
Carly Fiorina speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 16, 2015. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images)
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush landed some punches, demanding Trump apologize to his wife for accusing Bush of being too "soft" on immigration just because Columba Bush was born in Mexico.
"To subject my wife into the middle of a raucous political conversation was completely inappropriate, and I hope you apologize for that," Bush said.
Trump declined, saying he'd done nothing wrong.
And Bush took another whack at Trump on the issue of money in politics, saying he blocked the New York businessman's attempt to buy Bush's support for a casino project in Florida.
"Wrong," Trump told him. "I promise, if I wanted it, I would have gotten it."
Bush pressed on, saying it was true. "I'm not going to be bought."
Trump interrupted him: "More energy. I like it."
CNN has reported that Trump held a high-dollar fundraiser for Bush in 1998 when he was running for governor, but that Bush stuck to his stance against gambling, crippling any chances of Trump building a casino.
In the midst of feisty exchanges between Trump, Bush and Fiorina, some of the candidates struggled for attention, including former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
"I'd certainly love to get in on this," Huckabee, the winner of the 2008 Iowa caucuses, said when he was asked his first question 45 minutes into the debate.
An exasperated New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at one point scolded Trump and Fiorina for arguing about who has the better business experience, saying their "childish back-and-forth" ignores the "middle class that's getting plowed over."
Paul raised concerns about Trump's fitness to be commander in chief after Trump's opening salvo.
"I think really there's a sophomoric quality that is entertaining about Mr. Trump, but I am worried. I'm very concerned about him — having him in charge of the nuclear weapons, because I think his response, his visceral response to attack people on their appearance – short, tall, fat, ugly – my goodness, that happened in junior high."
Walker jumped in with a zinger, telling Trump, the star of the TV series The Apprentice. "We don't need an apprentice in the White House. We have one right now."
Trump retorted that after he told Iowans about Walker's "bad" record as governor of Wisconsin, Walker plunged from frontrunner to "No. 6 or 7" in the polls.
By the second half of the three-hour debate, the Trump personality show was over, as the 11 leading candidates in the prime-time CNN forum jousted over an array of issues: immigration, taxes, Obamacare, federal funding for Planned Parenthood, Russian aggression in Ukraine, and the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Scott Walker stand onstage during the presidential debate at the Reagan library on Sept. 16, 2015 in Simi Valley, Calif. (Photo: Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images)
Retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson exhibited the cool demeanor that's helped his rise in Republican polls. In an answer to one question, Carson said he respects former president George W. Bush, but questioned the rush to war in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying there are "smart ways to do things" and "muscular ways to do things." People need to use their intellect to answer challenges, he said.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio interjected, telling Carson that "radical terrorism cannot be solved by intellect."
There were numerous references to Reagan, including from Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who pointed to Reagan's Air Force One, which served as a backdrop. "I think I actually flew on this plane when I was congressman," he said.
The evening also featured a preliminary debate with four low-polling Republican candidates: former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, and former New York governor George Pataki.
Those four clashed over such familiar topics as well, including immigration, the Islamic State, and Trump's influence on the GOP race — and all four cast themselves as insurgents who will shake up the system.
Next up: The Democratic White House hopefuls face off in Las Vegas on Oct. 13. The next GOP debate is Oct. 28 in Boulder, Colo.
Jacobs reports for The Des Moines Register
Follow @JenniferJJacobs and @djusatoday on Twitter
Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1iQycfk
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