>> reporter: from nearly the minute the debate started, donald trump was the man in the middle. the middle of a pylon. >> his visceral response to attack people on their appearance, short, tall, fat, ugly, my goodness, that happened in junior high. >> i never attacked him on his look. and believe me, there's plenty of subject matter right there. that, i can tell you. >> reporter: there was trump v. paul, trump v. fiorina about the "rolling stone" argue what he talked about her face. >> i think the women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. >> i think she's got a beautiful face and i think she's a beautiful woman. >> reporter: no she did not seem impressed nor was jeb in trump v. bush. the subject, the remarks trump made accusing bush for being soft on immigration because his wife was from mexico.