Donald trump is, and our own cnn sunlen serfati is also there. There you go. Theres a wide shot there, hasnt quite gotten underway yet, but people are there, poised and ready for the donald to make his entrance. Sunlen serfati is also there and also keeping a close watch on whats now becoming a little verbal fighting match between the former friend, ted cruz, and donald trump. Its hard to know whether this is serious, whether this is a prelude to whats to come, or if this is just what happens when its down to the wire, weeks before the first primary or caucus. Sunlen . Thats absolutely right, fred. It is getting closer to the first votes being cast at the end in just a few months in iowa. So there seems to be a little bit of nervousness on Donald Trumps part. Ted cruz really gaining on him in the polls in iowa. So this has really been a battle thats been brewing between them quietly for quite some time, but it really has reached a boiling point in comments that ted cruz made earlier in
While he wasnt there he couldnt be ignored, starting with the first question of the night. Lets address the elephant not in the room tonight. [ laughter ] donald trump has chosen not to attend this evenings president ial debate. What message do you think it sends to the voters of iowa . Let me say im a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. Ben, youre a terrible surgeon. Now that we have gotten the donald trump portion out of the way [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i want to thank everyone here for showing the men and women of iowa the respect to show up and make the case to the people of this state and the people of the country why each of us believe we would make the best commander in chief. [ applause ] here were jeb bush and marco rubio talking about the candidate who wasnt there. Lets be clear what the campaign is about a. It is not about donald trump. Hes an entertaining guy, the greatest show on earth. This campaign is about the greatest country in the
Candidate made the case for becoming the next commander in chief. Im an establishment because my dad, the greatest man alive, was president of the United States, and my brother who i adore as well, is a fantastic brother, was president. Fine, ill take it. But this election [cheers and applause] this election is not about our pedigree, this is an election about people that are really hurting. Theres the establishment lane, the antiestablishment lane, and then theres the kasich lane. And i dont think you have to be a politician to tell truth. In fact, sometimes its not that way. [applause] and ive had more two a. M. Phone calls than everybody here put together making life and death decisions. The bulk collection of your phone data, the invasion of your privacy did not stop one terrorist attack. I dont think you have to give up your liberty for a false sense of security. Right now barack obama is launching between 15 and 30 air attacks a day. Hes not arming the kurds. We need to define th
Of the 2016 election. Tonight, we are partnering with google for a special on screen access for content that you can have exclusive content a you can see the campaigns response, and you can weigh in on the topics being discussed. Just go to google. Com or type in your fox news. Google. Debate. And now a spike of more than 440 on average as the voters across america are seeking to know more on what is happening on the live debate stage. Seven candidate s as are on stage tonight, and the position on the stage is determined by the standings in the latest national poll, as well as polls in iowa and New Hampshire, and here they are. Texas senator ted cruz. Florida senator marco rubio. And neurosurgeon dr. Ben carson. Former Florida Governor jeb bush. New jersey governor chris christie. Ohio governor john kasich. And kentucky senator rand paul. Apparently, several people are from kentucky. And now, 30 seconds for each l follow up are response after the first twominute are response. And if yo
Second screen experience. Search fox news debate on goggle any time in the next two hours to access exclusive content. You can see the campaigns respond to the debate in realtime and you can weigh in by voting on the tompics being discussed. Just go to google. Com. Google sees political searches spike during televised president ial debates, no surprise there. But they spike by more than 440 on average, as voters across america seek to learn more about whats happening on the live debate stage. Seven candidates are on that stage tonight. Their position on the stage determined by their standing in the latest national polls. As well as polls in iowa and new hampshire. And here they are. Texas senator ted cruz. [ applause ] florida senator marco rubio. [ applause ] dr. Ben carson. [ applause ] former Florida Governor jeb bush. [ applause ] new jersey governor chris christie. [ applause ] Ohio Governor john kasich. [ applause ] and kentucky senator rand paul. [ applause ] apparently iowa is