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| Republican Party Aspirant Donald Trump |
Republican presidential frontrunner
Donald Trump stepped into a hornet’s nest in a debate as rivals turned their
sights on the billionaire, while Carly Fiorina showed she had earned her place
on the main stage.
Ten challengers flanked Trump on
stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, seeking an
opening against the man who has defied all political odds to lead the race for
the party’s nomination ahead of the November 2016 election.
Mr. Trump, we don’t need an
apprentice in the White House, we have one right now,” Wisconsin Governor Scott
Walker told Trump — a snarky reference to the title of the real estate mogul’s
reality television show.
Trump swiftly returned fire, living
up to his billing as the campaign bulldog by attacking his rivals, further
imposing himself on the race to determine who will battle the Democratic
nominee, likely Hillary Clinton, for the presidency.
In Wisconsin I went to number one,
and you went down the tubes,” Trump retorted, highlighting Walker’s slumping
poll numbers.
The remarks near the beginning of
the marathon three-hour debate kicked off several minutes of Trump-related
thrusts and parries that have so far defined much of the 2016 presidential
race.
The event’s 11 candidates clashed
extensively on issues including immigration, how to handle a looming government
shutdown, and dealing with Russia.
Many, like early presumptive
frontrunner Jeb Bush, were under intense pressure to deliver a breakout
performance — or risk a campaign meltdown that could see them shunted aside as
the first state nomination votes in February draw nearer.
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