{"id":592466,"date":"2023-09-28T07:28:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T04:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-candidates-clash-in-debate-5-memorable-moments\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T07:28:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T04:28:31","slug":"gop-candidates-clash-in-debate-5-memorable-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-candidates-clash-in-debate-5-memorable-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP candidates clash in debate: 5 memorable moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e81381a87\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e81381a87\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-candidates-clash-in-debate-5-memorable-moments\/#Christies_%E2%80%98Donald_Duck_dig_on_Trump\" >Christie\u2019s \u2018Donald Duck\u2019 dig on Trump<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-candidates-clash-in-debate-5-memorable-moments\/#Haley_Ramaswamy_spar_in_round_2\" >Haley, Ramaswamy spar in round 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-candidates-clash-in-debate-5-memorable-moments\/#Scott_Haley_tangle_%E2%80%98Bring_it_Tim\" >Scott, Haley tangle: \u2018Bring it, Tim\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-candidates-clash-in-debate-5-memorable-moments\/#Rivals_slam_Ramaswamy_over_voting_records_business_in_China\" >Rivals slam Ramaswamy over voting records, business in China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-candidates-clash-in-debate-5-memorable-moments\/#Burgum_tries_to_stand_out_repeatedly_shushed\" >Burgum tries to stand out, repeatedly shushed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/AP23271046824110-e1695865207878.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seven GOP presidential candidates took to the debate stage Wednesday night hoping to make a dent in former President Trump\u2019s considerable lead.<\/p>\n<p>The two-hour clash included numerous testy exchanges over a range of topics, but a few moments left a lasting impression.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Here are five of the most memorable moments from the second GOP primary debate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Christies_%E2%80%98Donald_Duck_dig_on_Trump\"><\/span><strong>Christie\u2019s \u2018Donald Duck\u2019 dig on Trump<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chris Christie\u2019s \u201cDonald Duck\u201d jab at former President Trump started to trend on X \u2014 the platform previously known as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> \u2014 after the former New Jersey governor took aim at Trump for skipping the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald, I know you\u2019re watching. You can\u2019t help yourself. I know you\u2019re watching,\u201d he said, looking into the camera. \u201cOK, and you\u2019re not here tonight. Not because of polls, and not because of your indictments. You\u2019re not here tonight because you\u2019re afraid of being on the stage and defending your record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re ducking these things,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd let me tell you what\u2019s going to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en. You keep doing that. No one up here is going to call you Donald Trump anymore. We\u2019re gonna call you Donald Duck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Duck\u201d began soon trending on X \u2014 though many users labeled the attack as\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinbaragona\/status\/1707209813615132811\">\u201ccringe\u201d<\/a>\u00a0or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1707211060996878393\">\u201clame.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Christie\u2019s account continued to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovChristie\/status\/1707210260136518047\">tweet out photos<\/a>\u00a0of the animated duck during the debate, including\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovChristie\/status\/1707219143127163124\">in response<\/a>\u00a0to Trump\u2019s campaign\u2019s criticism of the White House hopeful.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Christie has been a strong vocal opponent of the former president for years and has ramped up his jabs at Trump since hopping into the GOP primary.<\/p>\n<p>He also knocked Trump \u2014 who opted to give a primetime address to striking autoworkers Wednesday night \u2014 over not attending the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump, he hides behind the walls of his golf clubs, and won\u2019t show up here to answer questions like all the rest of us are up here to answer,\u201d Christie said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Haley_Ramaswamy_spar_in_round_2\"><\/span><strong>Haley, Ramaswamy spar in round 2<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley once again squared off with biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in one of the night\u2019s most resonant moments.<\/p>\n<p>The sparring began when Ramaswamy was asked if the commander in chief should be easily persuaded by an influencer, following his recent appearance with social media star Jake Paul on Tik Tok, which is banned on government-issued devices because of its ties with the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining that children under 16 should not be using \u201caddictive\u201d social media, Ramaswamy argued social media can be a tool for reaching young people in elections.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Haley jumped into the middle of Ramaswamy\u2019s argument, saying, \u201cThis is infuriating because TikTok is one of the most dangerous social media assets you could have and what you\u2019ve got, I honestly every time I hear you, I feel a bit dumber for what you say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re now wanting kids to go and get on this social media that\u2019s dangerous for all of us, you are in business with the Chinese that gave Hunter Biden $5 million, we can\u2019t trust you, we can\u2019t trust you,\u201d Haley said.<\/p>\n<p>Given 15 seconds to respond, Ramaswamy said they would better serve the Republican Party if they were not \u201churling personal insults\u201d but debating on policy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The conversation moved on, but minutes later, the pair was back at it again when it came to Ramaswamy\u2019s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is just because\u2026Putin is\u2026an evil dictator does not mean that Ukraine is good. This is a country that has banned 11 opposition parties,\u201d Ramaswamy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA win for Russia is a win for China,\u201d Haley fired back, a comment she has repeated in recent weeks over the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Ramaswamy shot back, \u201cThat\u2019s not true, we\u2019re driving Russia,\u201d as Haley repeated again, \u201cA win for Russia is a win for China but I forgot you like China.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scott_Haley_tangle_%E2%80%98Bring_it_Tim\"><\/span><strong>Scott, Haley tangle: \u2018Bring it, Tim\u2019<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ramaswamy wasn\u2019t the only rival tangling with Haley.<\/p>\n<p>Toward the end of the debate, Haley found herself\u00a0sparring with\u00a0Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) over raising the gas tax as governor of South Carolina and her spending while serving as United Nations ambassador.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Scott argued leaders should \u201clead by example,\u201d shooting back at Haley for criticizing his actions in the Senate earlier in the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Scott noted\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/nikki-haleys-vow-kill-federal-gas-tax-comes-years-she-supported-hiking-state-gas-tax-governor\">Haley pushed<\/a>\u00a0for increasing the state\u2019s gas tax by 10 cents over a period of a few years, to coincide with a cut to the state\u2019s top income tax bracket while she served as governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalk about someone who has never seen a federal dollar she doesn\u2019t like, 10 cents on this gallon in South Carolina,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>As Scott spoke, Haley shot back, \u201cBring it, Tim,\u201d prompting laughs from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the UN ambassador, you literally spent $50,000 on curtains at a $15 million subsidized location,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>Haley rushed to her own defense, telling the South Carolina senator he has \u201cbad information,\u201d claiming she fought the gas tax in South Carolina \u201cmultiple times\u201d and noting the proposal to raise the gas tax was coupled with lowering the income tax.<\/p>\n<p>She then stressed the $50,000 purchase was prior to her time as ambassador. Haley, who served as ambassador during the Trump administration, was the first ambassador to live in the new residence, but the purchase was made during the Obama administration, and Haley had no role in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Scott asked why she did not have the curtains returned, Haley shot back,\u00a0\u201cDid you send it back? You\u2019re the one who works in Congress,\u201d Haley said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are scrapping,\u201d she added as Scott sought to interject.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rivals_slam_Ramaswamy_over_voting_records_business_in_China\"><\/span><strong>Rivals slam Ramaswamy over voting records, business in China<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>GOP rivals took to the stage to target Ramaswamy over his voting record and his business in China. Former Vice President Pence slammed took aim at Ramaswamy for both his lack of voting in presidential elections and his business deals in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, first, let me say I\u2019m glad I\u2019m glad Vivek pulled out of his business deal in 2018 in China, that must have been about the time he decided to start voting in presidential elections,\u201d Pence quipped to laughter from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy has faced criticism over why\u00a0he did not vote in multiple elections\u00a0when he was eligible to do so. In an interview with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/vivek-ramaswamys-rise-in-2024-field-brings-scrutiny-beyond-anti-woke-record-88a5b635\">The Wall Street Journal,<\/a>\u00a0he revealed last month he voted for a libertarian presidential candidate in 2004 but did not vote in another presidential election until 2020, when he supported then-President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Other candidates, including Scott, ripped Ramaswamy over his business dealings in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I thought about that for a little while, and said, you know, I can\u2019t imagine how you could say that, knowing that you were just in business with the Chinese Communist Party, and the same people that funded Hunter Biden millions of dollars was a partner of yours as well,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNonsense,\u201d Ramaswamy interjected.<\/p>\n<p>Biopharmaceutical company Sinovant <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s was formed between Ramaswamy\u2019s Roivant Sciences and a state-owned Chinese investment company\u2019s private equity firm, according to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/09\/26\/vivek-ramaswamy-china-business-ties-republican-primary\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While responding to Ramaswamy\u2019s stance on TikTok, Haley took the chance to bring the topic up, saying Ramaswamy \u201chelped\u201d China by making medicine in the country, instead of America.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Burgum_tries_to_stand_out_repeatedly_shushed\"><\/span><strong>Burgum tries to stand out, repeatedly shushed<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum struggled to get a word in the debate and was repeatedly cut off for trying to get into the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>He repeatedly questioned the moderators on why he was not asked questions on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and energy, claiming that he was the only candidate on stage with experience in those sectors.\u00a0 Early on in the debate, Burgum interrupted the moderator to take aim at electric vehicles and President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to jump in because we\u2019re missing the point and every other network is missing the point,\u201d he said, cutting off Univision anchor Ilia Calder\u00f3n. \u201cThe reason why people are striking in Detroit is because Joe Biden\u2019s interference with capital markets and with free markets.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum\u00a0squeaked by\u00a0to meet the criteria necessary to participate in the second GOP presidential debate on Wednesday, as his poll numbers remain some of the lowest in the field. According to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\">RealClearPolitics\u2019 polling average<\/a>\u00a0of the GOP primary, the North Dakota governor is polling at just 0.9 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Moderator Dana Perino also threatened to cut off Burgum\u2019s microphone if the North Dakota governor continued to interrupt proceedings. Burgum asked to return to the moderator\u2019s question on artificial intelligence after Perino said they were going to move on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the only person on the stage that has a career in technology,\u201d Burgum, who is at the end of the stage, argued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSir, we\u2019ll have to cut your mic, and I don\u2019t want to do that. I don\u2019t,\u201d Perino told Burgum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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