Nielsen says 18 million people watch fifth Republican debate

And he’d be a chaos president.

“The performance side of this isn’t why I’m running for president”, he said on CNN.

Trump was met with boos when he tried attacking Bush’s failed campaign subsequently. “It’s been a total disaster. And we will not be able to do anything on immigration until we first prove to the American people that illegal immigration is under control”. It remains to be seen if this approach will bear political fruit, but as of now in the battle between America’s terrorism id and pubic safety common sense, the former appears to be winning in a rout.

Cruz is correct that under the prior program, a large segment of mobile phone records went uncollected.

Rubio’s view was more in line with both the Bush and Obama administrations’ calls for backing the spread of democracy in the Middle East. He argued that Assad’s iron grip on power in Syria has allowed Islamic State to thrive and said he “will not shed a tear” if he is pushed from power. “That was a valuable tool that we no longer have at our disposal”. “I don’t think he’s a serious candidate. We are not any safer through the bulk collection of records”. They saw a pipe bomb sitting all over the floor.

In contrast, Cruz and Rubio said they understood why Trump had raised the idea of banning Muslims and avoided directly criticizing the front-runner. These are thugs and awful people in ISIS.

But the Federal Bureau of Investigation director never said, as Cruz claims he does, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other government agencies “cannot vet” refugees.

Be Civil – It’s OK to have a difference in opinion but there’s no need to be a jerk. Marco Rubio of Florida, who sparred with Cruz repeatedly over national security. In what kind of Orwellian universe have we slipped into where we are constantly being watched by big brother? You’re going to be treated as an enemy combatant a member of an army attacking this country. That is not a serious kind of candidate.

Trump responded: “I know you’re trying to build up your energy, Jeb, but it’s not working”. We need strength. We’re not respected as a nation anymore. “That’s not going to happen”.

Trump defended the ban, saying, “We are not talking about isolation”.

Republican primary debate ratings this year are three to four times higher than they were in 2011.

CHRISTIE: “I would do it”. Ohio Gov. John Kasich asserted, “Frankly, it’s time that we punched the Russians in the nose”. After a typical blustery “kill ’em all and let God sort ’em out” speech from Chris Christie, Paul seemed to shrug as he told the audience: “If you’re in favor of World War III, you have your candidate”.

“I would be very, very firm with families”. Bush directed most of his attention to Trump, describing him as a “chaos candidate” and casting him as a foil.

In a presidential race reshaped by national security fears, Sens. After that bill died in the House, Rubio has repeatedly said that the border must be secured before the Senate can revisit changing immigration laws. We will triple the border patrol. With all due respect to Donald Trump, he didn’t bring this issue up. “So, so far, I’m doing better”, Trump rebounded.

“You would carpet bomb where ISIS is, not a city”.

The Republican National Committee’s decision to limit the number of debates this cycle has seemingly helped to drive viewership to the once-a-month brawls over the fall, as has the participation of former reality TV star Donald Trump.