Primetime cut for the first de debate of 2015. There is new polling just out from fox news which is running debate. You can see it shows donald trump leading by a lot. 26 to 15 over jeb bush Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker third and john kasich who is governor of the state, barely squekz in. The latest Monmouth University survey earlier today showing donald trump with 26 . Governor bush in that poll has second place. Governor walker third. Again kasich in the top ten. He is at tonights forum which just ended. So donald trump didnt participate. An understatement to say his absence was the elephant in the room. Did an of the candidates go after him tonight or address him . Hi anderson. This is really interesting. Remarkable considering how much oxygen donald trump has been taking up when it comes to Media Coverage and standing in the polls. We did not hear a single candidate address donald trump, bring up donald trump on their own. Of course they were all involved in the oneonone q a on
His wife leading the way. Talking to the cameras before taking a motorcade into town. We got a preview of what he could be facing when several runnerups including two of the 2012 candidates had their debate. Well when you look at the celebrity of donald trump, then i think that says a lot about it. One thing i like to remind people back in 2007, Rudy Giuliani was leading the polls for almost a year. I will suggest a part of that was celebrity. Fred thompson was the other one. A man who spent a lot of time on that screen. I have had my issues with donald trump. I talked about donald trump from the standpoint of being an individual who was using his celebrity rather than his conservatism. How can you run for the republican nomination and be for singlepayer health care . I asked that with all due respect. And nobody nobody on either one of these stages has done more than i have done and the people of the state of texas to deal with securing that border. We sent our texas ranger recon, par
Staff john kelly told fox news. In fact, its the complete opposite. He has evolved in the way hes looked at things. Apparently chief of staff kelly also does not think his boss is very informed when it comes to the wall. He told a room full of members of congress that the president was uninformed, his word uninformed, on the issue of the wall during the campaign. A source familiar with all of this this morning tells our Caitlin Collins that has left the president fuming ave. Listening to all that john kelly said, that he hated his comments. Caitlin collins t one who broke that news. What else are you hearing . Reporter thats right, poppy. President trump fuming saying his views on the wall had evolved since he was on the campaign now that he has taken off kelly said. Clearly weaw the result of that on twier when the president directly contradicd what his chief of staff said. Im told by sources inside the white house that the president hated john kellys comments where he said his views
guy? right? and so this is an opportunity for him to look presidential. because the that s the hurdle by the way that they all kind of have to pass. including donald trump. whatever looking presidential means, it s different to each person. but they have to look like they can run the country and scott walker is one of those people who is kind of an unknown. i think this is a huge huge opportunity for him tonight. yeah. gloria thank you. john king. nia malika henderson. thank you. donald trump running an unorthodox campaign. leading in all the polls. the question its what style will he bring to the debate stage tonight? we ll talk about that ahead.
the donald. before a debate i go out and run. way to relax. can t take phone calls, reading e-mails or looking online. you are out running that clears your mind. before a debate i normally call my mom to get advice. hey, mom. i can t say that on television. tonight s debates. the one that happened. the main event coming up at 9:00. the first time the 2016 republican presidential candidates have shared a stage. the stakes may not be the same for all of them. that s obvious. so question is who stands to gain and lose the most tonight. i want to dig deeper now with our chief national correspondent john king gloria borger and nina malika henderson. donald trump has only emerged stronger is there any scenario under which he actually loses tonight? it s possible. he could say something. some of the others might come after him like carly fiorina did