4th GOP debate -- Highlights
The frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination take the stage in the fourth GOP debate in Milwaukee focusing on focusing on jobs, taxes, and the general health of the economy, as well as domestic and international policy issues on November 10, 2015.
Republican U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Governor John Kasich, former Governor Jeb Bush, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, businessman Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina and U.S. Rep. Rand Paul pose at the start of the debate held by Fox Business Network.
Ben Carson
Dr. Ben Carson spoke about the need to make the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria "look like losers" and suggested the U.S. could easily recapture an energy field in Iraq.
Ted Cruz and Ben Carson
In discussing his spending plan and the five government departments he would cut he listed the Internal Revenue Service, the Energy Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and then left out a fifth, naming the Commerce Department twice.
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush told the audience that sending millions of illegal immigrants back across the border, "That's not embracing American values."
John Kasich
Governor John Kasich and Donald Trump got into a heated exchange early in the debate over illegal immigration. Kasich disagreed strongly with Trump stating it would be unrealistic to ship 11 million people back across the border. "It's a silly argument. It's not an adult argument," Kasich insisted.
Donald Trump and Ben Carson
"I don't have to hear from this man. I don't have to hear from him," Trump said in response to Kasich, citing the size of his business.
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Jeb Bush (L) and Donald Trump (R) look on as Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks.
Rubio said, "You're going to make people more expensive that a machine," limiting job growth in response to a question about a $15 per hour minimum wage.
On the topic of jobs, Rubio made an eye-catching statement asserting, "We need more welders and less philosophers."
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina spoke about repealing Obamacare and specifically endorsed the idea of states managing high-risk pools.
The candidate called Obamacare "crony capitalism at its worst."
Rand Paul
Early in the debate Rand Paul said, "I want a government really really small, so small you can barely see it."
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Ben Carson is seen on a television monitor by journalists during the debate.
Marco Rubio and Donald Trump
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) looks on as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during the Republican Presidential Debate sponsored by Fox Business and the Wall Street Journal at the Milwaukee Theatre on November 10, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The fourth Republican debate is held in two parts, one main debate for the top eight candidates, and another for four other candidates lower in the current polls.
Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (L) speaks as Senator Marco Rubio (R) looks on.
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Ohio Governor John Kasich (L-R) speaks while Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz (R-TX), Carly Fiorina, look on during the debate.
Donald Trump and Ben Carson
Donald Trump (L) listens as rival candidate Dr. Ben Carson answers a question.
Carson said he didn't mind being vetted, "What I do have a problem with is being lied about."
Carly Fiorina
Senator Ted Cruz (L) applauds former HP CEO Carly Fiorina (C) as she waves next to Rep. Rand Paul (R) at the debate.
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Senator Marco Rubio (L) listens to Donald Trump (C) as Dr. Ben Carson looks on at the debate in Milwaukee.
Marco Rubio
(L-R) former Governor Jeb Bush, Senator Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson pose before the debate held by Fox Business Network.
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(L-R) Governor John Kasich, former Governor Jeb Bush, Senator Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson, Senator Ted Cruz, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina and U.S. Rep. Rand Paul participate in the debate.
Donald Trump and Ben Carson
Donald Trump, left, and Ben Carson salute during the national anthem before the debate at Milwaukee Theatre, Nov. 10, 2015.
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Mike Huckabee shakes the hands of debate moderators Trish Regan, Gerald Sieb, and Sandra Smith after the Republican Presidential Debate sponsored by Fox Business and the Wall Street Journal at the Milwaukee Theatre November 10, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal went head to head with Governor Christie in an exchange of heated comments. Jindal blasted Christie's increasing budgets in New Jersey while touting the budgets in his own state that he said he cut.
A highlight of the night was Jindal telling Christie, "I'll give you a ribbon for participation and a juice box."
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (L) criticized Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in regard to health care and foreign policy.
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee gestures at fellow candidate and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) as he speaks.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan acknowledges the crowd before the debate at Milwaukee Theatre.
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Former Senator Rick Santorum (L) presents himself as the ideal conservative candidate as follow candidates New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (2nd from L), former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) look on at the forum.
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Former Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker laughs as he sits in the audience.
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said the U.S. shouldn't accept any Syrian refugees, "We have no idea who these people are," adding "Let's find out who they really are and who are really in danger... They don't know the language, the culture."
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Former Senator Rick Santorum (L-R) speaks while New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal take part in the Republican Presidential Debate.
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Republican U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) former Senator Rick Santorum, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal pose during a photo opportunity before the start of a forum held for lower polling candidates held by Fox Business Network before their 2016 U.S. Republican presidential candidates' fourth debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 10, 2015.