Republican
Debate in Detroit FoxNews 3/3/2016
Moderating: Bret Baier, Megyn
Kelly, and Chris Wallace.
Candidate hopefuls: Trump, Ted Cruz, Rubio, Kasich.
Federal News Service transcription:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/us/politics/transcript-of-the-republican-presidential-debate-in-detroit.html
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the transcript, we will give the main topics presented and the main
comments from the four candidates. We
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Opinion. Anyone the Democrats have will
be beaten in a landslide by Trump, Cruz, or Rubio, hands down!
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60sec answers, 30sec re-butt. “Be
respectful, like a Red Wings hockey game.”
MAIN TOPIC: Romney’s comment, directed to Trump (asked
by Chris Wallace)
Trump: He failed and lost to
Obama. I believe in Free Trade, not when they beat us with imbalance, etc. “We will make great trade deals”
MAIN TOPIC: What are your views on the Ku Klux Klan?
Trump: Take a look at my Twitter
account. [Chris Wallace gives a friendly
smile]
MAIN TOPIC: You mocked Trump with ‘small hands’ etc.
Rubio: He deserves to be
attacked that way; I would prefer to
have a policy debate.
Trump: I take back calling him a
light-weight; look at these hands. [Big]
MAIN TOPIC: [Lynnette was coughing and I missed the
question about Trump vs Ted Cruz]
Cruz: This is not about the
insults; This is about JOBS. People are interested in solutions, not
slogans.
Trump: I’ve heard him say over and over and I’ve won three, he’s being
beaten badly.
Rubio: 2/3 of the people don’t vote for him; he is not Conservative.
Trump: Very nice words but
happen to be wrong. National poll: He’s
at 15, he’s at 14, I’m at 49%.
MAIN TOPIC: Do you buy Romney’s blueprint?
Kasich: Democrats tell me all
the time that I can get the crossovers, as the adult on the stage.
MAIN TOPIC: What jobs have you created?
Rubio: Go on my website to see
real policies.
Trump: This little guy has lied so much about my record. My sister thought it amazing.
Rubio: The answer is that he is not
going to do it. (Bring manufacturing
back from Mexico.)
[Rush Limbaugh said that a strategy for Rubio would be to egg Trump to
making a bad statement.]
MAIN TOPIC: Trump proposed tax cut to add $10TRILLION;
be specific what to cut
Trump: Common Core;
Environmental Protection; waste, fraud, abuse; Larry Kudlow likes my plan.
[Graphic shows $544 Billion deficit]
We don’t bid properly with Pharmaceuticals.
[Another full screen graphic] We’ll
save $300billion/year if we negotiate.
MAIN TOPIC: Who will collect the taxes if you abolish
the IRS?
Cruz: They are so corrupt, put
it on a postcard. Let me go back to the lack of specificity. I have given a plan that will cut
$500billion. Donald Trump has been part
of the corruption in D.C.
Trump: I have been supporting
politicians on many sides for years, I wasn’t a politician. Etc. We need people to break gridlock and get
things done.
MAIN TOPIC: Is Trump wrong saying not to increase the
Minimum Wage?
Kasich: I’m the only person on
stage that balanced the budget. Use common sense. Etc. I
won.
MAIN TOPIC: Immigration
Cruz: Look to the actual
record. Donald Trump gave $50,000 to
Gang of Eight. Why?
Trump: I’m doing 120 deals
outside of the United States. Soon
children will take over.
MAIN TOPIC: The New York Times interview, and
flexibility in deporting
Trump: Off-the-record is a very important
thing. There is always some
tug-and-pull, negotiation.
MAIN TOPIC: After Gang of Eight, you still seem to not
Rubio: I absolutely want to
solve this situation; I did the best
with the Senate that was then.
Trump: Sheriff Arpaio supports
me. Rubio give-and-take is OK.
Break for commercial: Last Q was
from Megyn: Will you allow releasing The
NYTimes tape?
Trump doubles-down like a negotiator and teases them, “I will not do
that.” [serious face.]
MAIN TOPIC: Visas for highly-skilled or not?
Trump: I’m changing; I’m
changing. We need to keep the
brain-power after they graduate here.
MAIN TOPIC: You reversed yourself, you declined to join
H1D abuse.
Cruz: I’ll call for an
audit. It is not dissimilar with Donald’s
hotel in Florida. How many worked as a
waiter? [He asks the audience, and
everyone claps, cheers, and raises a hand.]
Trump: I’ve had tens of
thousands; short season; It’s legal and we bring them in, and out.
Cruz: That’s not accurate.
Americans wanted the jobs. Etc. [“wrong”,
Trump interjects]
Trump: This is what other hotels
do … [Cruz wants the tape released: “You’re the liar” says Trump.]
[The audience is yelling and no one can understand what they are
saying. They yell to each other.]
MAIN TOPIC: ISIS and ground troops in Syria
Rubio: It will require Special
Ops and air strikes.
Kasich: I helped Rumsfeld with
his problems. Libya is a desert. Work
with Muslim friends. Etc. Take care of
the job in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and then come home.
MAIN TOPIC: Military will refuse to carry out extreme interrogation
Trump: They won’t refuse me, believe
me. They are chopping off heads. Waterboarding is fine. Can you imagine these animals that chop off
heads and see us talking about waterboarding.
That is what leaders do.
[Addresses the families of the terrorists, watching their husbands on
TV.]
Cruz: Yelling doesn’t make you a
tough guy. Reagan generated jobs,
rebuilt the military, and won the Cold War;
I will do the same thing. If they
wage Jihad against America, they sign their death warrant.
MAIN TOPIC: Snowden and treason, you waited to condemn
Cruz: Start with the facts
first, and pass judgement later. He fled
to Russia, China, undermined us.
MAIN TOPIC: Who would you get for Anti-Terrorism.
Trump: [xxx] I said from the beginning that Snowden was a
spy.
Kasich: I knew Ronald
Reagan. You can take it from there.
[Another commercial break.]
MAIN TOPIC: Megyn asks about reversing and shows clips
on war answers …
Trump: I was always against
going into Iraq; nuclear weapons changed
the game. Etc.
Trump: At first they were
talking about small number of Syrian immigrants. Safe zones there.
[Dust up with Megyn and Rubio challenging Trump on an ongoing legal
action with Trump University. They pound him over and over with what they
perceive as ‘facts’ and Donald says let’s see after it is resolved in three
years. He gets really beat up on this one.
Trump says he doesn’t cave.]
Cruz: Is this the debate you
want in the general election? [Trump, “Oh,
stop it.”]
Cruz: Count to ten, Donald. Come join us—we want you on our team. [Cheers]
Megyn goes to Kasich “Let’s come together and stop fighting” to go to
commercial break. The audience cheers
the statement of Kasich. We’ll see if
that translated to votes in Ohio, winner-take-all on March 15 where Trump now
leads by double-digits.
MAIN TOPIC: Why haven’t Republicans done more with water
in Flynt Michigan?
Rubio: Accountability is
important, and it wasn’t political. Ensure it never happens again.
MAIN TOPIC: Should gov’t bail out the schools?
Kasich: They came to me in Ohio.
MAIN TOPIC: Detroit was the symbol of U.S. manufacturing
might, not now. Be specific.
Cruz: 60 yrs of failed Leftwing
policy. [History] It is an outrage,
media should report it.
SOCIAL ISSUES [Clip of Kasich vs
GAY marriage dissenters.]
MAIN TOPIC: GAY is the law of the land, What of Adoption
Cruz: It should be a state
decision. There is no compromise like
another on this stage.
Trump: He is right. Most people would prefer to leave it to the
states.
MAIN TOPIC: Scalia talked about guns
Rubio: The Second Amendment is
in the Constitution for a reason.
Criminals don’t follow the laws.
MAIN TOPIC: [Trump changed his mind and now doesn’t ban
assault weapons]
Trump: If Paris had guns, you
would not have had 130 people killed.
Cruz: He would compromise on the
Supreme Court. [“I did not say that” adds Trump.]
Trump: He supported John Roberts,
the primary supporter, who let us down on Obamacare.
Cruz: Breathe, breathe,
breathe, I wrote one opEd, and I wouldn’t
have nominated him.
Rubio makes some comment we missed and smiles to audience applause.
[Commercial ads, including the new movie “Risen” which is amazing, for
the faithful.]
MAIN TOPIC: Tell Mr Trump why he isn’t prepared on
Foreign Policy.
Rubio: Etc. Much of our future now depends on it. Millennials can be the greatest generation.
Trump: I’ve gotten to know Marco
and he is not a leader. They will do as I tell them (in military.)
Rubio: One again, he didn’t
respond with policy. North Korea has a lunatic.
[Arguing next]
Trump: Wouldn’t it be nice if we got along with Russia, China? Etc.
MAIN TOPIC: Sanctions on North Korea
Cruz: The Clinton Adm failed and
lifted sanctions. Now it is harder. Move
carriers to So.China sea. Etc.
[Break. Graphic of Facebook:
Trump(60%); Cruz(18%); Rubio(11%); Carson(7%); Kasich(4%)]
[[So for the last month conversations, Ben Carson was beating Kasich in
the conversations.]]
LAST QUESTION OF THE NIGHT: THE
RNC PLEDGE: “Will you support the
nominee?”
Rubio: She lied to the families
of the victims of Benghazi.
Cruz: I made a promise, I will
fight for your rights.
Kasich: I’ll be the
nominee. [cheers]
Trump: Even if it’s not me? Millions and millions have come in; Democrats
are losing. Yes, I will.
Closing Statements:
Kasich: I have a record, not
just talk/theory. We’ve left no one
behind in Ohio.
Rubio: Problems in America;
embrace opportunities, if we get this election right.
Cruz: To every soldier; Mom & Dad; Immoral to send to battle with arms tied. I…will…have…your…back!!!
Trump: We will bring JOBS back,
and you will be very proud of America.
Thank you.
[Trump shakes everyone’s hand but Rubio doesn’t open his, so Trump
gives him a fist bump.]
[Kasich doesn’t want a photo of shaking hands w/Rubio, so he gives him
an elbow bump.]
Bottom Line: Rubio says he’ll
win in Florida; and Kasich says he will win in Ohio.
“Who won the Debate?” DrudgeReport voting: Trump(66%); Cruz(20%);
Kasich(9%); Rubio(5%).
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