Cruz, Trump go on attack against one another at prime-time debate

Trump turned serious in his response, though, citing New York’s response to the 9/11 attacks and telling his rival: “That was a very insulting statement that Ted made”.

The US constitution says the president be a “natural born citizen” of the US.

Fiorina’s candidacy has largely been defined by memorable debate performances.

The rivalry between the Republican Party’s two leading candidates for president intensified in Thursday’s debate, which featured the most rollicking action to date. “When it comes to ISIS, we will not weaken them, we will not degrade them, we will utterly and completely destroy ISIS”, Cruz said.

Previously, Trump and Cruz had maintained a unspoken truce as both men appeal for votes at the extreme end of the Republican spectrum. The query addressed Trump’s stance on Syrian refugees, which President Barack Obama referenced during his State of the Union speech Tuesday.

Christie said that two years ago Rubio called him a “conservative reformer” but now he is attacking him and misrepresenting his record.

Cruz said, “I made a paperwork error disclosing it on one piece of paper but not another”. He went on to explain that the values of New York City are “socially liberal, pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage … focused around money and the media”.

Though Reagan told Hayworth that he “was not a big Trump guy”, he said that he thought the developer that “he probably did win the night”.

It took only a few minutes into the debate until Trump and Cruz locked horns.

“If you become the nominee, who the hell knows if you can even serve in the office”, Trump declared to boos from the audience of Republican voters in SC.

Tonight’s debate was without a Ted Cruz-Marco Rubio showdown for most of the evening, but after 11 p.m. the two finally went head to head with the Florida Senator throwing the kitchen sink at the Texas Senator. “And I recognise that Donald is dismayed that his poll numbers are dropping in Iowa, but the facts and the law here are really clear”. He suggested Trump was only turning on him because he’s challenging Trump’s lead, particularly in Iowa, which kicks off voting on February 1.

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s nonaggression pact collapsed as Trump’s ongoing effort to sow doubts about Cruz’s eligibility for the presidency finally pushed Cruz to respond.

Mr Trump stuck with his controversial call for temporarily banning Muslims from the United States because of fear of terrorism emanating from overseas.

“I am convinced if this president could confiscate every gun in America he would”. He said that Trump had dismissed the idea earlier in the race but now was suddenly concerned.

While former Governor Jeb Bush claimed of Clinton was to get elected, her first hundred days would be spent going between the White House and the court house. Businesswoman Carly Fiorina was bumped to the undercard event, as was Kentucky Sen.

Trump’s rise has cemented Bush’s standing in the back of the pack.

Haley, though, stood by her criticism of Trump and the nativist, anti-immigration rhetoric that propelled him to the top of national polls.