00:00:00.000 —> 00:00:02.029 Seven Republican presidential candidates 00:00:02.029 —> 00:00:05.120 bulldozed their way through a debate on the Fox Business 00:00:05.120 —> 00:00:07.280 Network on Wednesday night, shouting 00:00:07.280 —> 00:00:09.095 at each other at times. 00:00:09.095 —> 00:00:10.470 “Gentlemen, you’ll have your turn.” 00:00:10.470 —> 00:00:13.920 But in the end, they probably left unscathed 00:00:13.920 —> 00:00:17.480 the one person who was not on that stage, Donald 00:00:17.480 —> 00:00:19.200 Trump, the front-runner. 00:00:19.200 —> 00:00:20.310 “Thank you very much.” 00:00:20.310 —> 00:00:22.650 He was in Michigan giving a speech to workers. 00:00:22.650 —> 00:00:26.060 The candidates did raise issues from Ukraine 00:00:26.060 —> 00:00:28.520 to education, but whatever differences 00:00:28.520 —> 00:00:31.430 they had on the issues were more about style 00:00:31.430 —> 00:00:32.490 than substance. 00:00:32.490 —> 00:00:35.130 Nikki Haley really rose to the occasion. 00:00:35.130 —> 00:00:39.307 She was everywhere, attacking multiple candidates. 00:00:39.307 —> 00:00:40.640 “Honestly, every time I hear you, 00:00:40.640 —> 00:00:42.690 I feel a little bit dumber for what you say.” 00:00:42.690 —> 00:00:44.460 She went after Vivek Ramaswamy. 00:00:44.460 —> 00:00:45.870 She went after Ron DeSantis. 00:00:45.870 —> 00:00:48.680 At one point, she went after her fellow South Carolinian, 00:00:48.680 —> 00:00:49.530 Tim Scott. 00:00:49.530 —> 00:00:52.000 “Do your homework, Tim. You are scrapping.” 00:00:52.000 —> 00:00:54.080 Vivek Ramaswamy, who was really the star 00:00:54.080 —> 00:00:55.850 of the first debate in Milwaukee, 00:00:55.850 —> 00:00:57.300 couldn’t come up for air. 00:00:57.300 —> 00:00:57.833 “Excuse me. 00:00:57.833 —> 00:00:59.750 Thank you for speaking while I’m interrupting – 00:00:59.750 —> 00:01:00.960 interrupting while I’m speaking.” 00:01:00.960 —> 00:01:03.030 He was attacked incessantly. 00:01:03.030 —> 00:01:04.510 “We can’t trust you.” 00:01:04.510 —> 00:01:06.240 In one of the more memorable moments, 00:01:06.240 —> 00:01:10.920 Tim Scott took on Ron DeSantis for a curriculum in Florida 00:01:10.920 —> 00:01:11.950 on slavery. 00:01:11.950 —> 00:01:15.090 “Florida’s new Black history curriculum says, quote: 00:01:15.090 —> 00:01:18.580 Slaves develop skills which, in some instances, 00:01:18.580 —> 00:01:20.640 could be applied for their personal benefit.” 00:01:20.640 —> 00:01:23.850 “That’s a hoax that was perpetrated by Kamala Harris. 00:01:23.850 —> 00:01:25.650 We are not going to be doing that. 00:01:25.650 —> 00:01:28.170 Second of all, that was written by descendants 00:01:28.170 —> 00:01:28.710 of slaves.” 00:01:28.710 —> 00:01:32.100 “There is not a redeeming quality in slavery.” 00:01:32.100 —> 00:01:33.230 In general, 00:01:33.230 —> 00:01:36.180 Scott was much more present on Wednesday night 00:01:36.180 —> 00:01:38.075 than he was last month. 00:01:38.075 —> 00:01:38.930 “My wife…” 00:01:38.930 —> 00:01:41.700 Mike Pence tried to be a little more personable — 00:01:41.700 —> 00:01:44.640 “I’ve been sleeping with a teacher for 38 years” — 00:01:44.640 —> 00:01:47.010 talking at one point about sleeping with his wife 00:01:47.010 —> 00:01:50.550 and trying to land dad jokes that often were more awkward 00:01:50.550 —> 00:01:51.600 than funny. 00:01:51.600 —> 00:01:53.110 “Donald, I know you’re watching.” 00:01:53.110 —> 00:01:55.420 Chris Christie tried to tarnish the front-runner, 00:01:55.420 —> 00:01:57.270 Trump. He even at one point called him 00:01:57.270 —> 00:01:59.480 Donald Duck for missing the first two debates. 00:01:59.480 —> 00:02:00.580 “You keep doing that. 00:02:00.580 —> 00:02:02.070 No one up here is going to call you Donald Trump 00:02:02.070 —> 00:02:02.590 anymore. 00:02:02.590 —> 00:02:04.090 We’re going to call you Donald Duck.” 00:02:04.090 —> 00:02:06.520 And he got a little help from Ron DeSantis. 00:02:06.520 —> 00:02:08.560 “Donald Trump is missing in action. 00:02:08.560 —> 00:02:10.520 He should be on this stage tonight.” 00:02:10.520 —> 00:02:11.440 In the end. 00:02:11.440 —> 00:02:14.010 the seven candidates who entered the night far 00:02:14.010 —> 00:02:17.970 behind Donald Trump probably ended the night still 00:02:17.970 —> 00:02:20.420 far behind Donald Trump.