GOP debate 2015
The top 10 Republican candidates for president take the stage to face off in the first Republican debate for the 2016 presidential candidates: (L-R) New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Dr. Ben Carson, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, businessman Donald Trump, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Ohio Governor John Kasich in Cleveland, Ohio on August 6, 2015.
GOP debate 2015
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (L) and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) watch as businessman Donald Trump (C) reacts to a question at the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
At one point Trump alleged that in return for campaign donations, Hillary Clinton had no choice but to attend his wedding.
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Ohio Governor John Kasich answers a question at the first debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
Kasich commented that Donald Trump "has hit a nerve in this country," going on to say that Trump had his solutions and "some us have other solutions."
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Chris Christie, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson on stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Aug. 6, 2015.
GOP debate 2015
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (L) answers a question as fellow candidate and businessman Donald Trump looks on in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
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Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Ben Carson talk during a break during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Aug. 6, 2015.
GOP debate 2015
(L-R) New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Dr. Ben Carson, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, businessman Donald Trump, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Ohio Governor John Kasich debate in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
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Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.
Paul and Gov. Chris Christie got into a heated exchange over terrorism surveillance.
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland, Aug. 6, 2015.
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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz hugs his young daughters Catherine and Caroline (R) at the edge of the stage during a commercial break at the debate in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
GOP debate 2015
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Dr. Ben Carson, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, businessman Donald Trump, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Ohio Governor John Kasich, are shown on a large screen as they debate in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
GOP Debate 2015
Musician Steven Tyler (C) of the band Aerosmith listens from the audience during the debate in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson smiles during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.
GOP Debate 2015
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, left, listens during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.
GOP Debate 2015
Republican 2016 U.S. presidential candidate former Florida Governor Jeb Bush answers a question in the debate in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015.
GOP Debate 2015
Republican 2016 presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump (L) shrugs in reaction to the response of the crowd as he raises his hand to say that he alone will not take a pledge committing not to run as an Independent candidate for U.S. president if he fails to win the Republican presidential nomination as former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) looks on in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
GOP Debate 2015
Audience members listen during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.
GOP Debate 2015
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, left, listens during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Aug. 6, 2015.
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Mirrors in the Quicken Loans Arena behind audience members reflect large video screens showing Republican 2016 U.S. presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump answering a question during the debate in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015.
GOP Debate 2015
Republican 2016 presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump (L) and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, take their places at their podiums before the start of the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
GOP Debate 2015
Republican 2016 presidential candidates (L-R), U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Dr. Ben Carson, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, businessman Donald Trump, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, pose together at the start of the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, August 6, 2015.
GOP Debate 2015
Republican presidential candidates from left, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.