{"id":2010043,"date":"2023-08-23T21:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T01:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2024-gop-presidential-debate-live-updates-as-eight-republicans-face-off-in-milwaukee\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T21:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T01:50:34","slug":"2024-gop-presidential-debate-live-updates-as-eight-republicans-face-off-in-milwaukee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2024-gop-presidential-debate-live-updates-as-eight-republicans-face-off-in-milwaukee\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 GOP Presidential Debate: Live Updates &#8211; Eight Republicans Clash in Milwaukee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2024-gop-presidential-debate-live-updates-as-eight-republicans-face-off-in-milwaukee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010043&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The First 2024 \u200cRepublican Presidential Debate<\/h2>\n<p>The stage is set for the highly anticipated \u2063first\u200d 2024\u2064 Republican presidential\u2063 debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hosted by Fox News anchors Bret Baier and \u200dMartha MacCallum, this debate will feature eight candidates, including \u200dprominent governors and former governors.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200d Candidates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis<\/li>\n<li>Tech\u200c entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy<\/li>\n<li>Former \u200dVice President Mike\u200c Pence<\/li>\n<li>Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley<\/li>\n<li>South Carolina \u2063Senator Tim Scott<\/li>\n<li>Former New Jersey Governor \u2063Chris Christie<\/li>\n<li>Former Arkansas Governor Asa\u200b Hutchinson<\/li>\n<li>North Dakota Governor Doug\u200b Burgum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notably \u2064absent from the debate is former President Donald Trump, the current GOP frontrunner. Instead, he has\u200c opted for a sit-down interview with former Fox News Host Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>Follow The\u2063 Daily Wire\u2019s\u200c Republican presidential debate live blog \u200dhere: Refresh for updates.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Scott Goes After Rivals for \u200cArguing<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Scott \u200ctook a strong stance, criticizing Christie and Ramaswamy for their childish back-and-forth, emphasizing that \u2063such behavior does\u2063 not benefit the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Haley Cites Her Gender as a Reason to Vote for Her<\/h3>\n<p>Haley highlighted the fighting among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">male candidates<\/a> as a reason to vote for her, emphasizing the need for a woman&#8217;s perspective to accomplish meaningful change.<\/p>\n<h3>Ramaswamy Booed After Accusing Candidates\u2064 of Being Bought and Paid For<\/h3>\n<p>Ramaswamy faced backlash from the audience when he accused all the\u2062 other candidates of being influenced by money. Christie \u200bswiftly responded, likening \u2062Ramaswamy to ChatGPT \u200dand calling him an\u2064 amateur, drawing a comparison to Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<h3>Rich Men North of Richmond Gets Shout Out at \u2062Beginning of Debate<\/h3>\n<p>The viral song &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221; by \u2064Oliver\u200b Anthony received\u200d recognition at the start of the\u2064 GOP debate. Governor Ron DeSantis\u2062 was asked why the song resonated with \u200cmany Americans. DeSantis responded\u2064 by\u200c stating that the song \u200breflects the decline of the \u2064country,\u200b which he believes is a\u2064 choice, \u2063not \u2064an inevitability. He emphasized the need to reverse American decline by restoring energy\u2062 dominance through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-gave-putin-the-card-to-hold-us-hostage-chris-christie-blows-up-abc-panel-after-donna-brazile-claims-biden-is-leading-on-ukraine\/\" title=\"\u2018He Gave Putin The Card To Hold Us Hostage\u2019: Chris Christie Blows Up ABC Panel After Donna Brazile Claims Biden Is Leading On Ukraine\">increased domestic production<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Haley \u2062Says She Doesn\u2019t Care About Polls, Goes After Trump On National Debt<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former \u2064South Carolina Governor and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley\u2062 dismissed concerns about her \u2064position in recent \u200dpolls and criticized her former boss, Donald Trump, for\u2063 allowing the national\u200b debt to increase. She emphasized the importance of telling the \u200dtruth to the American \u200dpeople, highlighting that both Republicans and \u2062Democrats contributed to the debt with the $2.2 trillion COVID stimulus bill.<\/p>\n<h3>Pence and Ramaswamy Go After Each Other<\/h3>\n<p>Pence asserted his readiness for the White House, citing \u200dhis experience in balancing budgets as the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">governor<\/a> of Indiana and as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California's 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter's seat.\">vice \u2062president<\/a> under Trump. Taking a jab at Ramaswamy, Pence stated that now is \u2063not the time for on-the-job training. \u200bRamaswamy, \u200cpositioning himself\u200c as a non-politician, criticized the pre-debate\u2063 planned slogans.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis: We\u2019re in This Mess Because We\u2063 Locked\u2063 Down<\/h3>\n<p>DeSantis addressed the issue\u200c of COVID lockdowns, attributing\u2062 the current \u200csituation to the decision \u2062to implement \u2062them. He advocated for firing bureaucrats like Anthony Fauci as a way to \u2063deal with\u2064 the challenges\u200c posed by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<h3>Burgum Makes Joke About Accident Earlier in the Day<\/h3>\n<p>Burgum\u2063 lightened\u2064 the mood\u200d by sharing\u2062 a humorous anecdote about tearing his \u2063ACL during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2024-gop-presidential-debate-live-updates-as-eight-republicans-face-off-in-milwaukee\/\" title=\"2024 GOP Presidential Debate: Live Updates - Eight Republicans Clash in Milwaukee\">pickup \u200dbasketball game earlier<\/a> that day. He joked that he took the\u2063 advice\u200d to &#8220;break a leg&#8221; a little\u2062 too seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural 2024 Republican presidential debate is set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eight contenders, comprising governors and ex-governors, will confront each other. Fox News&#8217; Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will moderate the event. Notable participants are Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":276,"featured_media":2010044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/276"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2010044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}