Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley vigorously argued with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and her own state’s senator, Tim Scott, for a second strong debate performance Wednesday.
In the second Republican presidential debate in Simi Valley, California, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis struggled to hang on to his status as the lead alternative to former President Donald Trump, staying silent for the first 16 minutes of the two-hour forum.
“Honestly every time I hear you I feel a little bit dumber from what you say,” Haley said, criticizing his plans to expand the use of Chinese-owned TikTok to reach younger voters. “We can’t trust you.” Ramaswamy and Scott both endorsed the idea of ending birthright citizenship for the US-born children of undocumented immigrants, an idea popularized by Trump. DeSantis and Ramaswamy want US troops on the border to stop the flow of fentanyl as well as migrants.
Ramaswamy asserted that he has credibility to deal sternly with China because, as a business leader, he made the call to get out when other US businesses were expanding there. Haley criticized the federal government for sourcing pharmaceuticals from China, rather than the US.Continuing funding for the war in Ukraine pit DeSantis and Ramaswamy, who oppose further funding for Kyiv, against the more experienced national politicians on the stage.
Pence said he would push for a federal death penalty for mass shooters. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum said that stricter gun laws — which are more common in Democratic-led cities — don’t work because crime is higher there. Ramaswamy and DeSantis called for deploying the US military to combat drug smuggling at the southern border.
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