people like vivek ramaswamy have been very outspoken in criticising us support for ukraine. others like mike penn sinks nikki haley and chris christie defence spending money on it. that could be one of the few places that candidates disagree and get into a back and forth, that can be newsworthy. == forth, that can be newsworthy. mike forth, that can be newsworthy. mike pence. obviously they are talking tomorrow to primary voters. when it comes to ukraine, ukraine spending orforeign policy issues they will touch all the notes that they will touch all the notes that they no appeals to the base. they must also be wary that there is of course an international audience but also an independent audience in the country who will make assessments on what they are offering. what they are offering. exactly. the independents what they are offering. exactly. the independents are what they are offering. exactly. the independents are precisely - what they are offering. exactly. the| independ
trump committed serious crimes. that is the challenge tomorrow night for these other eight candidates. how are they taking on without alienating the base? are they taking on without alienatin: the base? . , ., alienating the base? that s good to be the challenge alienating the base? that s good to be the challenge for alienating the base? that s good to be the challenge for all alienating the base? that s good to be the challenge for all of- alienating the base? that s good to be the challenge for all of them. i be the challenge for all of them. they are doing it in different ways. you will see people like chris hersey and asa are choosing very outspoken and their criticism of donald trump. chris christie. asa hutchinson has called for him to pull out as soon as trump was indicted. chris christie has been very aggressive saying it was a stain on america when donald trump challenge the results and what happened onjanuary challenge the results and what happened on january six. c
something to change that dynamic. i suppose a danger for all the candidates is as we look at the pictures of fulton countyjail is that he appears there on thursday. the moment he is in georgia the oxygen, the air is sucked out of the debate about what we heard the night before. they actually don t get the publicity that they want. yes. before. they actually don t get the publicity that they want. publicity that they want. yes, that is auoin be publicity that they want. yes, that is going be a publicity that they want. yes, that is going be a real publicity that they want. yes, that is going be a real problem. - publicity that they want. yes, that is going be a real problem. there | is going be a real problem. there will be fewer eyeballs actually watching the debate on wednesday night because donald trump is on the stage, that s only natural. all of these candidates will be looking for some way to have a viral moment that lives on beyond just that night, something that gets picked
to their appeal to their interests, appeals to their concerns. and therefore -ive to their concerns. and therefore give them to their concerns. and therefore give them an alternative to joe biden give them an alternative to joe biden i give them an alternative to joe biden. i think that will be in an important biden. i think that will be in an important aspect to the debate that it is not important aspect to the debate that it is not all important aspect to the debate that it is not all about the republican party it is not all about the republican party it s it is not all about the republican party it s also about independent voters party it s also about independent voters in party it s also about independent voters in the united states. if i may voters in the united states. if i may add. voters in the united states. if i may add, donald trump is a master at stepping may add, donald trump is a master at stepping on may add, donald trump is a master at stepping on
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. eight republican candidates for president get ready to debate each other on wednesday but donald trump won t be there. eight republican candidates who are bidding to become the next president of the united states, will appear on stage tomorrow night in milwaukee, wisconsin, for the first televised debate of the primary season. with one notable exception donald trump, the runaway favourite has said he will not be attending the debate, chaired by fox news. and instead will sit down tomorrow night for an interview with fox s former anchor tucker carlson. who doesn t necessarily like donald trump, but hey there is a self serving interest on both side. for the other eight,