{"id":600236,"date":"2023-12-07T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T04:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/5-memorable-moments-from-the-fourth-gop-primary-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T07:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T04:38:00","slug":"5-memorable-moments-from-the-fourth-gop-primary-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-memorable-moments-from-the-fourth-gop-primary-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 memorable moments from the fourth GOP primary debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a337395b65ed\" 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-6a337395b65ed\" 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\/5-memorable-moments-from-the-fourth-gop-primary-debate\/#Christie_dubs_Trump_an_%E2%80%98angry_bitter_man\" >Christie dubs Trump an \u2018angry, bitter man\u2019<\/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\/5-memorable-moments-from-the-fourth-gop-primary-debate\/#Haley_acknowledges_attacks_%E2%80%98Love_the_attention_fellas\" >Haley acknowledges attacks: \u2018Love the attention, fellas\u2019<\/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\/5-memorable-moments-from-the-fourth-gop-primary-debate\/#Christie_Ramaswamy_feud\" >Christie, Ramaswamy feud<\/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\/5-memorable-moments-from-the-fourth-gop-primary-debate\/#Ramaswamy_uses_prop_to_slam_Haley\" >Ramaswamy uses prop to slam Haley<\/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\/5-memorable-moments-from-the-fourth-gop-primary-debate\/#DeSantis_and_Christie_clash_over_Trump\" >DeSantis and Christie clash over Trump<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/republican_debate_nn_120623gn17_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The fourth GOP primary debate\u00a0featured raucous back-and-forths\u00a0among\u00a0four of the top five Republican candidates for president.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0President Trump, the GOP front-runner, did not participate.\u00a0But he showed up in questions and some answers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In a debate that included yelling, sharp points and props, here are five memorable moments:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Christie_dubs_Trump_an_%E2%80%98angry_bitter_man\"><\/span>Christie dubs Trump an \u2018angry, bitter man\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie opened his debate night by going after the top GOP candidate not present,\u00a0Trump,\u00a0who\u00a0has refused to attend debates, claiming that his large primary lead makes them unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Christie also slammed his fellow candidates, saying they refused to go after the former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look at my watch now. We\u2019re 17 minutes into this debate,\u201d Christie told moderator Megyn Kelly. \u201cAnd except for your little speech in the beginning, we\u2019ve had these three acting as if the race is between the four of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He marked Trump as,\u00a0\u201cVoldemort, he who shall not be named,\u201d\u00a0referencing the Harry Potter character,\u00a0as well as a coward for not attending debates, a \u201cdictator\u201d and a \u201cbully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand why these three are timid to say anything about [Trump]. Maybe it\u2019s because they have future aspirations,\u201d he continued, implying the other candidates would want to join a future Trump administration.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no mystery to what [Trump] wants to do,\u201d Christie said. \u201cHe started off his campaign by saying \u2018I am your retribution.\u2019 Eight years ago, he said, \u2018I am your voice.\u2019 This is an angry, bitter man who now has to be back as president because he wants to exact retribution on anyone who has disagreed with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Haley_acknowledges_attacks_%E2%80%98Love_the_attention_fellas\"><\/span>Haley acknowledges attacks: \u2018Love the attention, fellas\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Former United Nations Ambassador\u00a0Nikki Haley, who has been rising in the polls, took much of the heat early on, with attacks primarily coming from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Haley, who has been praised as a skilled debater, took\u00a0it\u00a0in stride.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI love all the attention, fellas. Thank you for that,\u201d she said at one point, to roaring <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>lause from the audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She was responding to an attack from Ramaswamy, who said, \u201cThe only person more fascist than the Biden regime now is Nikki Haley,\u201d adding, over loud boos from the crowd, \u201cShe should come nowhere near the levers of power level on the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same exchange, Haley fended off attacks by DeSantis and Ramaswamy for getting backed by big donors, saying about Ramaswamy,\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to what he\u2019s saying. And in terms of these donors that are supporting me, they\u2019re just jealous. They wish that they were supporting them.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Christie_Ramaswamy_feud\"><\/span>Christie, Ramaswamy feud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Following a heated conversation on the best course of action for the U.S. in Ukraine, Christie let loose on Ramaswamy. The Ohio entrepreneur had just interrupted Christie\u2019s answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the fourth debate that you would be voted in the first 20 minutes as the most obnoxious blowhard in America, so shut up for a while,\u201d Christie shot back at Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<p>The moment was met with cheers from the audience, which\u00a0rained<strong> <\/strong>on Ramaswamy more boos than any other candidate throughout the night.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Ramaswamy gained a reputation as a feisty debater\u00a0through\u00a0previous events and used\u00a0those\u00a0raucous moments\u00a0to make a name for himself in the primary\u00a0race. Those moments boosted his campaign, though that momentum has slowed.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ramaswamy_uses_prop_to_slam_Haley\"><\/span>Ramaswamy uses prop to slam Haley<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Throughout the debate, Ramaswamy sought to make Haley his sparring partner, bringing up previous comments\u00a0and labeling her as a corrupt politician.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, in an effort to hammer in the point, Ramaswamy held up a white notepad, with large black writing, \u201cNIKKI = CORRUPT.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cShe said that I have a woman problem,\u201d Ramaswamy said about Haley. \u201cNikki, I don\u2019t have a woman problem. You have a corruption problem. And I think that that\u2019s what people need to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNikki is corrupt,\u201d Ramaswamy said, holding up the notepad, as the audience\u2019s applause turned to boos. \u201cThis is a woman who will send your kids to die so she can buy a bigger house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether she wanted to respond, Haley stood stoic and unmoved by Ramaswamy\u2019s tactics.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d she quipped. \u201cIt\u2019s not worth my time to respond to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeSantis_and_Christie_clash_over_Trump\"><\/span>DeSantis and Christie clash over Trump<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Christie repeatedly pressed DeSantis to answer\u00a0a\u00a0question on whether he thinks Trump is fit for office. DeSantis evaded, giving vague answers that skirted the heart of the question or that veered off track entirely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to have somebody younger, I think when you get up to 80 I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a job for that,\u201d DeSantis said, when the moderator cut in to ask the question for a second time, before pivoting to a slightly unrelated topic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy doesn\u2019t he just answer the question?\u201d Christie cut in. \u201cThe question was very direct. Is he fit to be president, or isn\u2019t he? The rest of the speech is interesting, but completely non-responsive, and if we were in a courtroom, they\u2019d strike the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two candidates instantly erupted into a shouting match, prompting the moderators to cut in and give DeSantis another opportunity to respond. He again answered indirectly, and the moderator asked him again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe won\u2019t answer. He\u2019s afraid to answer,\u201d Christie said, prompting DeSantis to fire back, \u201cNo, I\u2019m not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither you\u2019re afraid or you\u2019re not listening,\u201d Christie continued.<\/p>\n<p>Christie took the moment as an opportunity to point out what he viewed as the problem with his fellow candidates on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I\u2019m a simple guy.\u00a0OK, I hear the question, and I answer it. \u2018Is he fit or isn\u2019t he?\u2019 I\u2019ll concede,\u201d Christie said, talking directly to DeSantis. \u201cYou\u2019re fit, Ron. You\u2019re new generation. You\u2019re 44 years old. I wish I was still 44 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c45,\u201d DeSantis corrected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, congratulations. I\u2019d still take 45,\u201d Christie said, to laughter from the audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs he fit or isn\u2019t he? And this is the problem with my three colleagues. They\u2019re afraid to offend,\u201d he continued. \u201cIf you\u2019re afraid to offend Donald Trump, then what are you going to do when you sit across from President Xi? You sit across from the Ayatollah, you sit across from Putin. You have to be willing to offend with the truth and answer the question.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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