Watch highlights from the first Republican presidential primary debate

Watch highlights from the first Republican presidential primary debate as candidates sparred over issues facing the nation including the economy, abortion rights, and support for former President Trump as he faces several indictments.
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[@Kayluv101]

I like how desantis and pence waited to raise their hands when asked about supporting trump the only reason they did is because the crowd cheered for the ones that did raise em

[@jeanwesterman3544]

😂😂😂 that was pretty funny! When are they going to realize that not much gets passed us at normal citizens?

[@Cosmicsurfpro]

Yup they are no good!

[@canufi6my]

No Cabinet positions for those two!

[@lopresti4559]

I noticed that too. They were 'saving face'. Such- Spineless worms..... 😅

[@lopresti4559]

I noticed that too. They were 'saving face'. Such- Spineless worms..... 😅

[@mattexplicit]

Notice pence raised his hand after he saw Vivek and the others do it 😂

[@waryaawariiri1812]

Deathsentence was the first to wait and watch four other hands go up and meekly raised his.

[@lopresti4559]

Its called saving face.

[@karmakazi219]

Mike Pence will support the guy who said "Maybe hanging Mike Pence wouldn't be such a bad idea." 🤣

[@johnjackson8709]

He was smart and read the room before answering. Honestly they need to separate themselves from Trump if they want to have a chance. Trump is in trouble, he really is. What he did and didn't do was some serious stuff. The trials are going to be a circus, bad things may happen because of it.( Riots, fake news, propaganda, etc.. none of it is going to be good for our country.. that man is going to divide us even more than we already are.. We need to get back to being the UNITED States again.

[@don2006ka]

Dame for nicking randhawa. She is cunning flip burger

[@chichicahonez]

Vivek was first to raise his hand and last to put it down. He was only one that looked like he was having fun while everyone else looked like they were at a funeral!

[@tijldeclerck7772]

That guy is a total nutbag lol

[@jeffreyestahl]

When you live in a constant state of delusion, it's not hard to seem like you're having fun when you should be serious. He actually stated that Climate Change was a hoax. Sure, Vivek. And 99+% of climate scientists are all wrong because you say so.

[@elizabethcimino6559]

This was a presidential debate; the goofy smile on his face seemed clownish.

[@MyWatermelonz]

​@@elizabethcimino6559damn that's right politicians have to be stone faced automatons

[@MrRainbowSprinkles]

Vivek was laughing at all the ridiculousness of everyone/everything. You can’t tell me you actually take this stuff seriously 100% of the time. And he just found some of their insults funny

[@wooeydude723]

LOL when mike pence raised his hand to support trump

[@suestephan3255]

Mike Pense is not wicked. Though he wouldn’t be my choice I gave and will stand up for what he did in keeping with the constitution, he knew what it said and he followed it. He stood up to Trump whom he had be loyal to.👍

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

​@@suestephan3255until that last sentence, you're right. Except he didn't have to be loyal to Trump. He had to be loyal to the US, and in staying silent for years he failed to do that. Hopefully he'll get a chance to testify and get some of those demons off his chest.

[@alrodriguez3857]

Mike pence is a fraud .. he has demonstrated that .

[@suestephan3255]

@@Hahahahaaahaahaa I meant he had been loyal up until he asked him to something not keeping with the constitution.

[@u-mos8820]

Pence feels like a hanger-on. He just isn't exciting enough; even after being at the center of the most turbulent political event in recent US history in jan. 6. His idea are just old, bog-standard type stuff that his base won't complain about but aren't inspired by it either.

[@aidsetab806]

Our country is turning into a joke. This is childish behavior.

[@ojerico6097]

Thank trump

[@amalkishor7906]

Leftist, woke and activist are crying. Glad to see that.

[@RAW_GHC02]

Doesn't look much different than the Democratic debates, where Old Joe Biden was boasting about his life long admiration for the segregations he worked with and Elizabeth Warren was talking about her indigenous hertige. Your point is what exactly?

[@samchoate1719]

Agreed

[@BeefisGolden]

@@amalkishor7906 Where are the "leftist" "Woke" and "Activist"? Or are you just assuming?

[@animamaster]

We all know Trump won this debate tonight, and he wasn't even at the debate. When they were asked if they would still support him if being convicted then they all lost their credibility at that moment

[@butthole_glory6939]

i think you mean joe brandon won the debate and will soon win his second term. trump was off getting a mugshot

[@lisabergeron8120]

​@@nickesposito6001No we don't.

[@thespecialist3608]

Dump Trump, and the rest of the GQP.

[@STR13R]

Nah, Chris C didn't say he would support him. He went one to say justice shouldn't be affected by party. He is legit the only one that isn't afraid of Trump

[@poorlyrenderedrolf8882]

anyone who thinks trump is republican is a fool

[@Vitriol-Divergent]

It was great! Really showed how insanely stupid our political system has become

[@elephantintheroom3854]

Ikr between this and the 2020 democrat primary, ive lost all hope.

[@avariceseven9443]

That's what you get for having this 2 party system where you have to register your affiliation. I'm from a country where this isn't the norm. There are multiple parties. You don't pledge allegiance to a party. No electoral college. Who the heck gets elected as president while having less vote than the "loser"? If not for that, trump would not have been the president and the evil in these republicans would've been kept inside their collective hearts. As an outsider, when I have no idea what American politics was (around 2016), I was so confused and bewildered by how people online talk about their party as if it's a sports team. Though I'm not from America, I too suddenly had a side I favor with and as an outsider, it wasn't hard to pick which on is more sane right now. I can't believe how terrible these republicans are, from the leaders to the voters.

[@TheUMIA]

Have you been ignoring Biden? 😂

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

I have no doubt that in America, there are a good number of decent, capable politicians and individuals genuinely seeking to serve the country instead of themselves. The sad part is, your political and social environment is such that only the freaks and loudmouths tend to get filtered into the American consciousness. While those that are quiet, put their heads down and work don't get the benefit of the recognition that should be given to them.

[@mikemeiring6710]

Instead of watching these lies and bull I watched real Americans pickers on the other channel 😂

[@demon2others]

Anyone who walks out rich from public office should be tried for corruption and treason.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

The second they take office, the fundraising REALLY kicks into high gear.

[@travisfisher2877]

So every politician in history then?

[@michelleworford3491]

Or at least look at for corruption they shouldn’t just get away with stealing from the people there supposed to be serving! This is the problem

[@harleydavidson2218]

@@travisfisher2877 except Trump

[@anniehopkins8470]

@@michelleworford3491... If your salary is 200k a year... and you leave office with 10 million dollars in your portfolio... do you really need to "look for corruption"?

[@vinciner4te]

Out of all the presidential debates, this was one of them

[@vortex_master]

Except it wasn't, because this is the first one where nobody on the stage will be on the ballot for President in November 2024. xD

[@noaheadie]

What about this was presidential or a debate

[@zacharymentz2949]

The whole thing felt like it was on mute without Trump.

[@magnetmac1]

@@zacharymentz2949 Trump's move not to show up is a very good idea to save his face.

[@fightthegoodfightoffaith1621]

The vast majority of candidates raised their hands if trump is convicted to vote for him as President if he wins the nomination. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@Kayluv101]

all these guys are trying to be like donald trump 😂😂😂 he’s changed the republicans

[@TheEarlThePearl1]

No he just exposed them for the degenerates they’ve been all along.

[@lisabergeron8120]

He destroyed the repugs actually.

[@noaheadie]

First repub primary past trump losing eligibility (term limit or croaking) is gonna be hilarious. 100% just cardboard oldheads and dishwater trumpalikes. That just might be when third party ballot gets some real footing. Then we'll br cookin with gas

[@DFisher-de1dw]

@@noaheadie Third party will never get any footing, it's a ridiculous notion that I can't believe anyone still falls for. Third party is a wasted vote. Period.

[@elephantintheroom3854]

@@noaheadiethat’s a really good point. I always thought the RINO thing was backwards. Younger conservatives/Trump supporters are just squatting in the republican party until something more viable comes along.

[@jasondanner6630]

Correction, vice presidential debate

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

If even that. It makes an entertaining sideshow though.

[@andreaskarlsson5251]

Vice loser debate* None of em will become the president or VP. 🤣

[@hamburgerhamburgerv2]

@@andreaskarlsson5251Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying real hard to be Trump’s running mate

[@andreaskarlsson5251]

@@hamburgerhamburgerv2 haha.. yeah, thats one way to guarantee a loss 🤣

[@Digger-Nick]

Trump Vivek is the way to go

[@andrewmendozaza]

This is really the best we got from the entire United States of America? Our best possible options? Really?

[@cozy9103]

No but y’all ain’t voting for them 💀 theses are the ones the nation chose

[@earthsign99]

Take a closer look at Vivek. He’s miles ahead of everyone else

[@mozar5175]

Foreigner here, hey America, there’s over 334 million people in your country and those are the best candidates you can offer? Wow, you have become the farce of the world.

[@meganswaine4135]

No, just the ones that had the backing and the wealth to be in the race

[@Ddub1083]

no, the best this side has refused to debate and will soon be convicted of committing treasonous acts on the country... thats their best.

[@juliotorres3618]

What a clown show that debate was. From most of the audience acting like they were at a Trump rally to Pence asking the debaters if he had upheld the Constitution on Jan 6, only to then agree that he would support Trump as presidential candidate even if convicted--the Republican party of today in a nutshell.

[@pepelefrog1121]

"....you know, being depressed and drug addicted is better. You dont have to do that much. Its easy to be a drug addict. Joe Biden said fentanyl consumption is like to be a hero...."

[@e.d.reviews6982]

If you think that's a clown show just wait until you see the current administration 🤣😂🤣

[@juliotorres3618]

@@e.d.reviews6982 You mean the administration that inherited a COVID-ravaged economy from a criminally-minded half-wit, who pretended that the pandemic would disappear in weeks?

[@wisdumcube]

Yep. Extremely embarrassing.

[@Popity_]

Please actually watch the full debate rather than perfectly cut snips. The convicted question was 2 faced, if an entire populace elects somebody but the other runners said they wouldn’t support the elected candidate means your going against voters will. Which is an easily spin-able story that could easily destroy a candidates run before it starts.

[@gregbors8364]

It was like watching eight garden gnomes fight

[@itchycoopark2]

🤣🤣🤣

[@alexgomez-bi2bk]

Gnomes: "Grrr, I wanna be Trump! NO I WANNA B TRUMP GRRR"

[@irishimshelly]

Except that just one of those garden gnomes would have had more intellect than all of those eight candidates.

[@Ocean_breezes]

Best comment. Made me laugh and I support Trump 😊

[@kp63]

​@@irishimshellyMany of them are highly educated. You don't even know how many genders there are

[@sarahlime7310]

"We don't need to bring in a rookie" Bro we don't need anymore old senile people in office, where is the government representation for people from 18-30 years old????

[@shanedaley6236]

The fact MSNBC simped so hard for pence just because of trump was shocking when he's the most conservative

[@PoeticJustice05]

Since you have to be 35 to run for president, Vivek is the closest option at 38.

[@shanedaley6236]

@@PoeticJustice05 that was a dumb comment from christie just made him look jealous that he is losing to someone younger

[@Octavian2]

You like your conmen young and energetic, I see.

[@PoeticJustice05]

@@Octavian2 another bot spotted.

[@user-xw9ef4se2k]

They know Vivek is smarter than them. Christi is making remarks about Vivek's name..interesting since the guy almost has the same first and last name 😂😂😂

[@Octavian2]

He is smart about his grifting, true. And there are people dumb enough to vote for him.

[@squwooshk]

Vivek is the stupidest of all of them

[@AG-91109]

Vivek is totally funded by George Soros. Do your homework.

[@Chi_06]

So embarrassing to even watch

[@e.d.reviews6982]

If you think that's embarrassing just wait until you see Biden 🤣😂🤣

[@jeanwesterman3544]

I knew it was going to be embarrassing so I didn't even bother watching. When does Trump's name come into a debate? Oh, this wasn't a debate. Does anybody remember what a debate is anymore? This was mud slinging, sniping and just a bunch of b*******! And Nikki no. Republican no. Democrat nobody should be telling a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body! 70% of Americans are against abortion? I think you really need to really ask the American people. I'll bet 70% of women wanted to make their own choices not to have their choices made for them.

[@Incognigro.]

@@e.d.reviews6982Who frikin cares? As if Biden showcasing peak buffoon excuses whatever this is. Both sides are looking pretty pathetic right now, literally pointing back n forth trying to out the other as worse instead of proving they’re the good/better choice.

[@elloowu6293]

​@@e.d.reviews6982 ok boomer

[@anniehopkins8470]

@@elloowu6293 ... Joe Biden is our current President... but somehow tonight was an embarrassment in your mind? Every person on that stage walked out there without an escort... and could speak in complete sentences

[@diamondbuyers]

I feel dumber for listening to them. can I have those 3 minutes back please?

[@lynnrunningdeer7364]

It's easily cured. Just go outside and play in the grass.

[@johnnybgood3724]

Without listening to them, you are still dumb.

[@lProN00bl]

Lol Chris Christie calling Obama an amateur. Sure thing buddy.

[@AllergicToMakeBelieve]

He was quoting Obama, not insulting him.

[@Ddub1083]

he was... his only prior experience was as a 1 term rookie stent as a senator from Illinois. And that one term he resigned 1 1/2 years early to run for president. He wasnt as green as ramaswamy and ahem, trump, but in a general comparison with politicians, Obama was absolutely considered green politically when he ran for president.

[@Marie70272]

He can’t help making those statements bcz his brain is clogged with phat!😂😂😂😂😂

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

" Lol Chris Christie calling Obama an amateur. Sure thing buddy. " Sorry, going to have to fact check you. This is 100% true. Obama is absolutely an amateur compared to Christie. Christie can eat far more donuts and pizza in an hour than Obama can. Obama's eating habits are completely amateurish compared to Christie. (wink)

[@bendover7841]

@@Ddub1083everybody except the incumbent or a former president is a rookie when it comes to the office of president.

[@Abra_Dan]

I don’t agree with any of them but at least Christie and Hutchinson didn’t spinelessly raise their hands just cuz they heard cheering

[@thomasjohn6041]

You agree with team Joementia?🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@TheClassicalKids]

Yeah I though Christie’s rejection of trump was refreshing, but that Obama comment was out of pocket.. everyone knows if Vivek was white that comment wouldn’t have been made

[@elephantintheroom3854]

@@TheClassicalKidswhat? He was quoting Obama…

[@Goebber15]

Vivek didn’t either, he was quick and first one to do it

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

The only two worth considering in a field of panderers and spineless sycophants.

[@jton1]

What a joke. I’d be so embarrassed to be a conservative right now

[@michaeljohnson5237]

Both parties are a mess.

[@RAW_GHC02]

I would be embarrassed to have Old Jim Crow Biden as your president 😂

[@LadyAtivan]

I’m voting for either DeSantis or Vivek if they get it. The real power move would be for DeSantis to get office and make Vivek VP. They’d be unstoppable together.

[@loveisthemostpowerfulforce1397]

Why? What's so great about being a modern day liberal?

[@canufi6my]

lol, You're embarrassed now? Wait 'til Biden gets rolled out onto the stage!

[@swamp347]

lol. I want to follow this because it sounds like a great reality tv show

[@vevediaz6519]

Right 😂😂

[@jonhardy7131]

That’s what they’re banking on.

[@mimedeiros26]

The Days of our Lives 2023 😂

[@NyangisKhan]

Looked and sounded more like "The view" than a presidential debate.

[@khaleesi324]

​@@jonhardy7131that part 🤦🏾‍♀️ they're definitely giving the folks what the want pure entertainment!

[@justencase687]

As an independent voter I really am leaning towards Vivek lately

[@Christian-xo8hu]

Vivek knows EXACTLY what's going wrong with America, and knows EXACTLY how to go about fixing things. Vivek is the ONLY legit guy up there.

[@jessikabat6200]

You should look at his career then, if you’re wary of corporate rule that’s captured the system. He’s had a career working in private equity firms dude… that is literally the most morally bankrupt, elite and establishment swamp of “finance” that there is. They make the “financial investors” on Wall Street that caused the 2008 housing collapse and ensuing recession look like thoughtful and empathetic people in comparison. He’s very good at selling a product on very little but vibes and saying what you want to hear because that’s what people like him, SBF (the crypto dude from ftx), Mark Zuckerberg, and the like make money doing. The reason he has a kinda intense salesman energy vibe is because that’s basically their main skill, and they convince wealthy people to give their firms money to gamble with (literally like the $2 billion the Saudi’s gave Jared Kushner- into his brand new private equity firm). There wouldn’t be anything wrong with that, except that the only way they maintain this industry (both corporate parties love it, Chuck Schumer’s kid works for one of the biggest ones there is, Blackstone. The problem is that the way they generate money is in ways that exclusively in ways that are so bad for the Us. They buy up companies and then intentionally bankrupt them, and now they’re putting billions of dollars into buying up real estate all over America, so they can try to extract money out of people who are then unable to buy a home, since so many of them are now owned by a handful of billionaires on Wall Street. What they have done to America further hollows out what’s left of the middle class. And I immediately distrust anyone who’s capable of making massive amounts of money doing these types of things, which is why he calls himself an “entrepreneur” instead of “hedge fund manager” or super-elite financial advisor working in private equity. It’s amazing how easily people are falling for his shtick of “I’m an outsider” and just believing him. People don’t even realize that he’s literally the caricature of the literal establishment and “swamp” that he’s saying he’s so opposed to. He is convincing at it though.

[@BJ-50]

Weird flex with Pence saying Kamala won’t overturn the election. We get it, you did your job.

[@HiEv001]

When you're talking about Republicans, doing your job _is_ a flex. Or, at least it is to the _non-insurrectionist_ parts of America. 😉

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

I know, unlike Biden who sleeps through meetings. That's called really digging into your work. Or, Fienstein who can't function, but still 'does her job' anyways. That's real dedication there to doing one's job! Thankfully we have Dems to show us the meaning of doing one's job! Nothing like leading by example!

[@jb88keyz]

It's like saying I didn't overturn the election. Love me. The bare minimum.

[@johnwattdotca]

@cormacwhite8210 Past Vice-President Pence went and talked with Dan Quayle about the potential for him to make Past President Trump president again. He agreed not to do it.

[@Ddub1083]

I think he was suggesting that something like that wouldnt even be a question to democrats... but to bizzarro land GOP, its somehow a defensible position.

[@user-cd6dv9om8f]

This is the republican VP debate

[@camdenwyeth316]

True

[@noaheadie]

100% they're not here to demonstrate leadership, they're here to demonstrate allegiance. Fwiw barring Trump canning term limits, or losing the election and running again in four/eight years (no way he's making it to 12 in an electable state of mind), this probably won't be a repeat occurrence come 28 or 32. I cannot imagine what post-Trump GOP would look like. (Speaking as an independent with politics pretty far removed from either party.)

[@ivanboesky1520]

Yep

[@milesdoodling1054]

Exactly

[@FriendlyHouseCentipede]

ehhh mostly but It seems chris christie is def not planning on trying to be trumps VP

[@chrism1503]

Six out of eight (including a very reluctant Mike Pence) saying they’d still support Trump even after criminal conviction. And the audience cheered. Republicans no longer get to express any opinions about law and order.

[@ranman7688]

If Democrats truly believed in law and order they would be applying the rules that they're applying against Trump, against themselves.

[@robberbarron7602]

Just look at every major city in the US… Democrats no longer get to express any opinions about law and order.

[@13bustah]

they all know something you don't.

[@velspy9851]

which is?@@13bustah

[@THATBOISHAD]

Christie raised his hand too

[@audreylandis2087]

Vivek...you nailed them! All bought and paid for!

[@vids99230]

70 percent does NOT support abortion legislation unless its legislation to ALLOW it. Maybe if you ask fox news viewers only. Pew research shows an average of 60 percent of americans want it legal in all cases. When it comes to reasonable restrictions (not like what these states are passing) only 38 percent say it should be illegal in all cases.

[@anubisofearth4018]

Yeah well 60% are wrong. Abortion is murder and should be a capital offense. If you stop a heartbeat, you are a murderer, period. You'll see when you meet the most high. Good luck.

[@anniehopkins8470]

The majority of Conservatives don't want legislation at a federal level at all... as with most things. Even the ones that vehemently oppose it are fine with it remaining a "States Rights" issue as it stands currently... because they understand how our nation is supposed to function. If what you said was remotely true (statistically speaking)... then you liberals would have used that 70 YEAR WINDOW to turn it into an actual "right"... instead of trying to grandfather in an unconstitutional court ruling... which is what ya did. It almost worked out for you... but woopsie ;-)

[@lProN00bl]

Shhh let them keep killing their election chances by proving they were lying about not wanting a national abortion ban...again.

[@elephantintheroom3854]

70% supports it after 15 weeks, save any immediate complications. I think it’s actually 68% and he rounded up. In all cases doesnt mean at all stages. Have to read the fine print on those polls.

[@guiagaston7273]

Both the "make it legal in all cases" and the "make it illegal in all cases" crowds are off the rails.

[@Mrchair905]

Jesus Christ they’re all so out of touch with reality. Those hands going up saying they’d support trump was the only part of the entire debate that mattered.

[@anniehopkins8470]

Every person on that stage walked out there without an escort... and could speak in complete sentences

[@mikeoxbig7931]

Please tune in to the next episode of ‘Days Of Our Lies’, I mean the republican debate. Cheers.

[@edge918]

Mike, you are so right and so funny lol

[@bruincatjove24]

MAGA Bonanza is airing LIVE on Fox News

[@jas000n]

I love watching the Jerry Springer show! Oh wait this is the gop debate

[@mikeamarilio]

2:04 "Will you support Donald Trump running for President if he is convicted of a crime." Desantis *look left* *look right* *look left again, see hands go up* *raise hand* I want this clip playing on repeat in every attack ad against Ron, even for Governor races. "We need a leader, not a follower. We need someone with integrity and backbone, not someone who follows the crowd. Florida deserves better than Ron DeSantis?" Those few seconds of him looking wormy on repeat, over and over and over. Cut to "My name is ____ and I approve this message" over an image of Ron DeSantis in the white go go boots.

[@MisSorryforthespam]

you know we're in trouble when the voice of reason is freekin Chris Christie

[@scotttrusty4464]

😂😭😂 no way. The dude offered nothing and kinda took a racial turn with the chatgpt comment. He left his office with an 8% approval rating. Based on his policies, shouldn't even be on the GOP stage either. You guys are wild 😂

[@billsherman1565]

@@scotttrusty4464How is chatgpt a racial turn?

[@Juss-Saiyan]

we knew we were in trouble when an old man with dementia took office and clown lady that laughs like a witch at literally everything while repeating words 20 times in one minute

[@kp63]

Voice of reason= furthest left

[@billsherman1565]

@@kp63 makes sense tbh, reality tenss to lean that way

[@clarktownsend8991]

Vivek really won tonight. I don't know how I feel about that.

[@cchan848]

I bet you are a MAGA supporter. He is most similar to Trump, a bull. This show is a joke.

[@danielnam9026]

They all lost. None of them won.

[@TheStrangeKage]

Why wouldn't you feel good about it? Vivek loves America.

[@thespecialist3608]

@@TheStrangeKageVivek’s also ridden the narrative that 9/11 was an inside job. He’s nothing more than another businessman with no previous political experience.

[@billsherman1565]

Idk Haley slapped him p good

[@Camander]

Mike Pence saying "We don't need a rookie" to Vivek, but was Trump's VP...

[@moo-moo74]

...🤷🏾‍♂️so...🤷🏾‍♂️ fucc you sayin

[@jimgsewell]

So maybe he learned how worthless rookies can be

[@lukealadeen7836]

​@@708robertdyou missed the point. Trump was as much of a rookie as Vivek is

[@phillmckill5562]

Fox news and democracy shouldn't be used in the same sentence

[@Porphyrios1]

Conservatives don't even like faux news

[@TheUMIA]

Says the MSNBC viewer. 😂

[@69mercurymarquis]

right, military intelligence either.

[@jarigustafsson7620]

.... or "news".

[@HiEv001]

Not even when it's, "FOX News supports fascism more often than it supports a fair democracy"? 😉

[@lopresti4559]

Trump was a political rookie. No experience in politics n Pence- rode with him.........😮

[@AllGreyEverything]

*rode him

[@anniehopkins8470]

Whoever programmed him before the event thought the "rookie" line was so clever... he forgot about that part

[@lopresti4559]

@@anniehopkins8470 u wind him up in the back n let him go...... ! 😆

[@turbo3089]

Id like nominate morgan Freeman as president and snoop dog as vice president 😂

[@bruincatjove24]

I SECOND THAT. MARRY ME😂😂😂

[@pigtailsandteddybears]

I *fully* endorse this.

[@vyrdera]

Why is it so crazy to expect Reasonable leaders

[@woodybostic1128]

This is serious , even black peoples ain’t with the BS and I love Morgan and Snoop, but not for President & Vice President-

[@amaraezeoke8312]

Yes

[@potatoesorsomething]

Trump really gonna win this debate while not even being on the stage

[@hyperactiveofficial8096]

Probably gonna win it from prison 🙄

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

Embarrassing.

[@ZeckyYishaq]

The chat GPT part really cracked me up. Let us understand that young people are ambitious and seniors have experience. Vote for a candidate who has humility and understands Society very well and it starts with the current problems. This is a battle between political agenda and Reality.

[@tristanconrad5660]

Seniors have had 60 years to figure out their political agenda, which they likely made in a penthouse in deep south Texas near the gulf. They might have experience but are they flexible enough to be the president? Trump wasn't that's why covid got so crazy.

[@captainsparkle-fingers2744]

It looked like an episode of ”Ren and Stimpy”!😂

[@pigtailsandteddybears]

Loved that show!

[@Upside-xq3vn]

Biden looks like the host of Tales from the Crypt and can't even form a coherent sentence, even with a teleprompter. You want that again for 4 years?

[@thetribesman6687]

Now I see why President Trump did his own thing with Tucker.

[@JakeLuden]

“President Trump” 🤓

[@KenTaylor-qs8mi]

The dude skipping the debate of clowns is not the president

[@lisabergeron8120]

Because he's a coward.Hes not President.

[@Brian-pf7qq]

​@@JakeLudencan't wait to see his mug shot

[@mfmaximus8603]

Biden isn't near to being one either.@@KenTaylor-qs8mi

[@joshuaamador-coppin155]

I''m in shock that these are the actual contenders for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. It really does feel like reality TV... entertaining but terrifying.

[@anniehopkins8470]

Joe Biden is our current President... you aren't remotely shocked. Every person on that stage walked out there without an escort... and could speak in complete sentences

[@my1vice]

I'm shocked that you are shocked.

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

It was like watching a bunch of idiots arguing about who to kick off the island.

[@Nighthawkwr200]

Have you seen the last two presidents we had lol

[@apex6729]

Have you looked at the president 🤣

[@fortunateson6070]

Was this a cut scene from Idiocracy?

[@j0hn22]

psychos

[@Omikoshi78]

How to appeal to idiocracy 101

[@wellokayyes1266]

“Corn Pop was a bad dude.”

[@Itsmarkyoung]

Cheering for the notion that Trump should be supported even when convicted in a court of law, just sad.

[@nilnil8411]

Democracy above everything else, if people wish him to be the President, then he will be.

[@anniehopkins8470]

It lets you know how many folks think that it's political weaponization of the justice system... I would never vote for Trump personally... and I know he's not guilty

[@kennethmullenix]

​@@anniehopkins8470...so every court case he lost,the hundreds of lifelong Republicans who testified under oath against him,the gallows waiting to hang Pence,the career criminal record,numerous divorces due to cheating,his facilitation with dictators like Kim and Putin must all be one giant scheme for both parties cuz they hate him like they never hated anyone else before 😂...or he did all the criminal stuff and now it's time he got t caught and justified. Lastly if he was ever innocent and truly had empirical evidence...surely showing up to court would be extremely easy the right thing to do...but he never showed up for court and when he did he lost big,biggest loser of all time unlike any losing we ever seen a loser lose before 😂

[@willman9567]

Kangaroo courts of law. That's why it's not being taken seriously by a lot of people. Clearly the democrats are trying to manipulate the 2024 election. Making us a Banana Republic.

[@Ddub1083]

@@anniehopkins8470 lots of people may think that, but lots of people are idiots. I dont know how you can say hes not guilty when we all have heard first hand the recorded phone call where he was attempting to get GA to flip the election. And we know about how he orchestrated numerous slates of fake electors, which is election interference. To say you know hes not guilty is just utter ignorance of reality my man. Its not weaponization, trump is criminal.

[@ericarona8599]

No substance 🤣 None of that would help taxing paying citizens ❌ Down with the Party✋🏻

[@soupisgood44]

at least it was more substantial and entertaining than the Trump Tucker interview.. I almost fell sleep during that one

[@crispynuggets3889]

This was disturbing to watch

[@youngalpaca3888]

Can't be worse than Joe Biden

[@Christian-xo8hu]

Yeah, because Crooked Joe would be any better.

[@PoeticJustice05]

Vivek has plenty of substance. Watch his interviews outside of the context of this madness.

[@markbelmares7138]

The fact that Democracy is hung over the candidate's is LAUGHABLE😂😂😂

[@kp63]

Why

[@BrownAMERICAN32]

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding on what's for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb giving consent. We used to be a constitutional republic. Now, we're merely the chessboard for communists and financial elites.

[@TheEarlThePearl1]

@@kp63 because republicans are fascists

[@anniehopkins8470]

You realize there were a bunch of Democrat protestors outside tonight... in defiance of open dialogue and debate between political candidates... but republicans are the problem ;-)

[@troletrain]

The US isn't a democracy. It's a republic. They're not the same thing whatsoever.

[@karmakazi219]

They should have given each member of the audience a tomato.

[@voelkela]

better: 8 of them

[@Neti.j]

Hahaha!! Good one!!

[@kjwong4730]

The fact that most of them will support Trump even if he's convicted just tells you the state of this country right now..... what a joke

[@Porphyrios1]

You sound boosted.

[@maestroh2986]

Glad to see they stayed away from the issues that really matter to a nation, it could have turned into a credible debate.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

Yes they did - and since attacking Trump is no longer a way out of talking about facts and their plans - the air is out of the balloon.

[@1hitmovieshorts]

The moment Vivek said that climate change is a hoax, I've lost all respect for him.

[@AE-bm4no]

he's a demagogue, just saying what his audience wants to hear.

[@Goat5747]

Hes most likely saying that just to get the conservative crazy's to vote for him.

[@johnbrown4949]

Nothing serious about these people. I think straight across the board we are all tired of the shyt show, neither party is serious

[@lindamanskey3835]

An Effing nightmare on parade!

[@matlew1960]

0:32 "I'm the only person on the stage who's not bought and paid for" where have we heard that one before.

[@justsayin...2784]

Indeed. And, sadly, that line was an early key element in swaying voters to consider him... ...only to go on to being the biggest donation grifter in presidential history. It's right up there with the tired old recycled line of "the Law & Order Candidate"... ...how many times does this sort of hollow rhetoric need to be demonstrably disproven?

[@Octavian2]

It's the new talking point that people haven't realized is completely useless.

[@leonemaledetto1500]

The VP debate seems like a nice time.

[@hueroski]

Let's pardon the supposed "president of law and order". What a joke we have become.

[@travisminneapolis]

Who liked Doug Burgum? 👍

[@kykoora]

Amazing how completely void of ideas this bunch is.

[@mikeoxbig7931]

Most repubs look forward to the party’s convention next year, also known as ‘The Woodstock Of The Terminally Stupid’.

[@reggienaidoo6514]

😀😀😀😀😀

[@superdave77]

Are you kidding? Biden and his administration is terminally stupid

[@pepelefrog1121]

How is the silent illness going?, depressed and drug addicted dependent libsoc fren.

[@e.d.reviews6982]

Terminally stupid? I know Bidens has only been in politics for 50 years but you've heard him talk right?

[@frozenfrosty00]

Enjoy your mandates from the biden regime

[@DA-zd6ow]

Can’t wait until the writer’s strike is over. I know SNL would be all over this😂😂

[@RangaAce]

Love how Vivek won the debate and you gave him 10 seconds of a hard rebutle. Disgusting editing.

[@shanedaley6236]

He really is great I think he does the opposite of trump where trump black pills people to side with Dems Vivek trys to red pill just a little to say let's have a sensible conversation let's see where we agree and go from there

[@BrandonTBlackwell]

And with that, all the 8 canidates have ended their runs.

[@ANDRAA32]

Main problem in America is that everything is controlled by two parties… Democrats are afraid to admit some republican ideologies are great. Just like some republicans are afraid to admit some democrat ideologies are great. It is not the same as extreme liberals and extreme conservatives those groups are just horrendous to both parties. If one party a centrist party gain power in the US I think it has the chance to become powerful slowly starting from the house, then senate, than mayor; then maybe governor and maybe in a few years down the road the democrats and republicans will start to fear a 3rd party.

[@BetterCallThall]

I would have expected nothing better

[@janpham487]

V Ramaswamy raised hand right away to support President Trump. He’s a leader, he was decisive n is firm on his conscience

[@chillstep4life]

It like a bunch of high school kids playing gotcha games...

[@mikeoxbig7931]

‘Democracy 24’ Give me a break 😆

[@kangaroocourt9507]

The climate change being a hoax was the funniest part.

[@Worthfishing]

It is a hoax

[@themessenger2356]

It 1000% is a hoax

[@thelachstar4294]

@@Worthfishinghow so

[@wanaraz]

@@thelachstar4294 Because man is so self centered he thinks he's all powerful and can alter earth. Even if man set off every nuclear bomb on earth mother earth would just say bye and see you in a million years.

[@kangaroocourt9507]

@@thelachstar4294 don't entertain these losers.

[@anthonymcinnis7689]

these politicians are actors bro.

[@leahwatts160]

They were afraid and intimidated by Vivek!!😂

[@ashtonrucker7122]

Sad day when Christie is the only voice of reason. He stands with the Constitution, and Trump has shown he doesn't. Pence raising his hand to support Trump if he's the nominee is truly one of the most deplorable things I've seen.

[@nonsense289]

because hes a rino

[@wanaraz]

He's too much establishment. We need an anti politician.

[@STR13R]

Nononono, when they were saying "Hang Mike Pence", they were trying to convey they wanted to hang OUT with Mike Pence. Who wouldn't want to chill out around those Wonderbread vibes?

[@elloowu6293]

​@@nonsense289 translation: Anyone who doesn't lick trumps taint is not on my team! 🤣 Grow up

[@nospamallowed4890]

How about a link to the full debate? (KZbin seems to be hiding it)

[@Ddub1083]

youtube isnt hiding it... its copyrighted content, only fox can choose to put it up on youtube if they want.

[@dontasearcy8584]

How can you be an American and not be embarrassed by this😔

[@joshuawyatt7241]

Vivek was quick to raise his hand.. the others would go back on their word

[@keemp1273]

So was this a debate or a high school chat room? What happened to debates where they talked about their plans for the country

[@lopresti4559]

Pence looks like an aging Albino Ken doll ❤. And added bonus: his plastic helmet hair- Glows in the dark. 🤣

[@jamesbrudnick9015]

I wonder if mother was in the audience?

[@pigtailsandteddybears]

Don't care for the guy personally but he's aging pretty well.

[@HingleMacCringleberry]

My computer is ruined now from burn in after his appearance. Couldn't turn the brightness down in time

[@k311ydcart3r]

Nailed it

[@lopresti4559]

@@pigtailsandteddybears of course. He's made out of plastic. !

[@izzyplayz2546]

I was starting to like Christie a lot and also thought his chatgpt comment was witty. But he lost me when he tried to compare the guy in thr middle to one of the greatest and most popular - President Obama.

[@delima1122]

Live from New York it's..... SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!!!!!🎉 😂😂😂😂

[@ssophiar]

it seems like everyone is insulting vivek because they know he’s a good candidate and speaks truth 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jessebryant9233]

So, just how bad were the ratings on this one?

[@Juss-Saiyan]

no where close to CNN 😂👌

[@elephantintheroom3854]

The presidential debate? Horrible. They presidential interview, off the charts.

[@Taddy_Mason]

Oh Hailey, poor poor Hailey!

[@albertocon4136]

You got the biggest cheers from those that attacked Biden, and when they touched on real issues topics you got boos. No policies are even brought up in these highlights so I wonder if any where brought up on the actual debate. These highlights made it feel like a show about who has the best roast on the democrats and policy taking a back seat. It's an empty party that seems to promise nothing that will help anyone, from what I gathered here.. But, I'm going to watch the debate now and see if it's all attacks and no substance like these highlights. I want a party that has policy plans, good ones, and not just prolife. BTW, foster agency should be thanked for child placement, and not the prolife policy, they not related at all.

[@Ddub1083]

thats what the GOP voter apparently cares about, who can come up with the best nicknames and who can make up nonsense to disparrage the other side the most... its kinda all that the GOP does since trump. its sad really.

[@seriesofcells]

Vote for Trump

[@fantasysportsanalysistfsa8938]

I like how the fat one and the old one were the only 2 who had dignity and morals when asked to raise their hands. The others don't care if their party leader is a crook or lawbreaker. As long as he is a Republican. I'm not voting Republican or Demicrate this time. I'm voting for the cadidate that's the mose sane. May the sharpest knife in the drawer win.

[@elephantintheroom3854]

What crimes are those again?

[@kristendrew8983]

You want him to list all 91 here?

[@elephantintheroom3854]

@@kristendrew8983 just one.

[@garagedancer122]

Who are these people? Where's President Trump?

[@MarcusHCrawford]

“Consensus is the opposite of leadership.” -literally the opposite of democracy.

[@wildstar43]

What a joke this debate was and to be honest I wasn't surprised. It's funny to me when some of them mentioned "radical left", "extremist", etc. They are really talking about themselves. Just pack it up and go home!

[@darbs3168]

Dude both parties are corrupt.. wake up man.. please

[@loveisthemostpowerfulforce1397]

The "left" as they call themselves, many of them think men can get pregnant and that it's logical to jail you for hate speech, so yes they're radical and extreme.

[@nicksears3780]

This was the best republican debate since 2012.

[@jmag579]

When the hands went up one by one 😆

[@marlaguilmette5119]

I am just gonna find a big rock, dig my home under it, and let the world collapse without me.

[@EvermontKing]

Ramaswami is the only person worthy of debating Trump. Christie has no right to be there

[@Purp4040]

No. If they debated after everything trump says, vivek would say yes daddy i agree.

[@hm-ys4ym]

Vivek's correct when he says we need to revolt against the Dems

[@RevLeigh55]

Actually Vivek is the main revoking thing I see on that stage.

[@CreatorTalkPod]

This is the worst highlight I’ve ever seen, u made them look bad on purpose

[@lindseymercuria3971]

I'd like to vomit now please.

[@treasurex6943]

You guys are so sad without trump. LOVE THE TUCKER AND TRUMP INTERVIEW

[@mac888spectral7]

Oh what did he say to that guy on record admitting to hating his guts?

[@danidarling7517]

FJB👍TRUMP2024

[@dylancooltoddler4184]

Vivek is so far beyond all of these other candidates

[@crystalpride5041]

I like him!

[@cchan848]

A bull and talking like there is no tomorrow. Entertainment.

[@TheEarlThePearl1]

Still a fascist

[@nuclearbug5797]

The climate change denier ?😐😐😐

[@ACD1994]

Vivek basically said if the people in Ukraine die, they die. What a real life hero.

[@amazingxl.5308]

So no one of them talk about their corrupt former boss.. on top of that almost all of them will support him if convicted

[@RDA8191]

Thoughts on 20 million in bribes from Ukraine and China, with Bank records and 20 shell companies 😂

[@Ddub1083]

@@RDA8191 thoughts on there still being no evidence linking those to Joe biden?

[@Wayner71]

What dull performances from all concerned. Once again they were appealing to the right-wing media and little else.