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   @w7voa "I will invade Mexico on my first day in office." (!!!)

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     "I will do it on day one," says DeSantis of sending US special forces across the border to #Mexico to target drug cartels.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:28 JST Steve Herman

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     "I am not going to send troops to Ukraine but I am going to send them to our southern border," says DeSantis.

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     "You have no foreign policy experience and it shows," adds Haley, a former US ambassador to the UN.

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     "You are choosing a murderer over a pro-American country," Haley tells Ramaswamy.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:31 JST Steve Herman

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     #Ukraine is "a pro-American country that was invaded by a thug," says Haley. "A win for Russia is a win for China. Ukraine is the first line of defense for us."

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     "Ukraine is not a priority for the United States of America," says Ramaswamy. "You cannot start another no-win war."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:33 JST Steve Herman

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     "He is a dictator and a murderer," adds Pence of Putin and chastises his former boss, Trump, for admiring the Russian president.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:35 JST Steve Herman

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     Pence also makes a vehement defense of supporting Ukraine, tangling again with Ramaswamy.

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     "If we don't stand up against this type of autocratic killing in the world, we will be next," says Christie of Putin's war on #Ukraine.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:37 JST Steve Herman

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     "I would not" support an increase of funding to #Ukraine, declares Ramaswamy. "The Russia-China alliance is the single greatest threat we face."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:38 JST Steve Herman

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     "No one is above the law," says Pence of Trump. "I chose the Constitution and I always will."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:39 JST Steve Herman

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     "We'll give fair consideration to any pardon request" from Trump if he becomes president, says Pence, noting there would have to be contrition.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:40 JST Steve Herman

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     "I do think Vice President Pence did the right thing," responds Haley. But let the American people decide whether Trump should be president again. "Trump is the most disliked politician in America. We can't win a general election that way."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:41 JST Steve Herman

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     "Mike Pence stood for the Constitution," says Christie, standing next to the former VP. "He deserves our thanks as Americans."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:42 JST Steve Herman

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     Hutchinson, to boos, says Trump "morally disqualified" from being president again and brings up the 14th amendment. "I'm not going to support somebody who is convicted of a serious felony."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:43 JST Steve Herman

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     "I think Mike did his duty. I've got no beef with that thing," DeSantis finally exclaims under pressure.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:44 JST Steve Herman

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     DeSantis trying to avoid answering the same question.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:45 JST Steve Herman

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     "Absolutely he did the right thing," replies Sen. Scott when asked if Pence did the right thing on Jan. 6, 2021.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:46 JST Steve Herman

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     Ramaswamy trying to characterize Christie as an "MSNBC contributor."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:48 JST Steve Herman

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     Now Christie and Ramaswamy are talking over each other.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:49 JST Steve Herman

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     The party in power is using its police force to indict its political opponents, says Ramaswamy.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:50 JST Steve Herman

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     "The conduct (of Trump) is beneath the office of president of the United States," says Christie. "Booing is allowed but it doesn't change the truth.:"

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:51 JST Steve Herman

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     Hutchinson and Christie are the two who do not raise their hands when asked if they'll still support Trump if he's convicted.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:52 JST Steve Herman

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     Trump is "the elephant not in the room," says co-moderator Brett Baier.

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     And the next segment will be about "the coming trials of Donald Trump," says co-moderator MacCallum as Fox goes into a commercial break.

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     First attack on Trump comes from Asa Hutchinson.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:56 JST Steve Herman

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     Another clash between Pence and Ramaswamy who are talking over each other.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:57 JST Steve Herman

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     "Climate change is real, by the way," interjects the Joe Biden Twitter (X) account.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:58 JST Steve Herman

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     "The climate change agenda is a hoax," says Ramaswamy. Many in the audience boo.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:30:59 JST Steve Herman

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     After more than 20 minutes in to the debate, the former Arkansas governor, Asa Hutchinson, gets in his first words reminding folks he was also "head of the DEA."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:00 JST Steve Herman

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     Doug Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, who injured his Achilles tendon quips: "I think I took it too literally when they said go to Milwaukee and break a leg."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:01 JST Steve Herman

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     "We're just going to have some fun tonight," Ramaswamy tells Pence. "Do you want a super PAC puppet or a patriot who speaks the truth?"

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:02 JST Steve Herman

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     Pence taunting Ramaswamy saying "I'll go slower" to explain things to him and "we don't need to bring in a rookie."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:03 JST Steve Herman

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     "Drill, frack, burn coal and raise nuclear" pledges Ramaswamy, saying he'll declare war on the federal bureuacracy.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:04 JST Steve Herman

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     "I'm incredibly proud of the record of the Trump-Pence administration," says former VP Mike Pence. "I'm unquestionably the best prepared...in this race."

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:05 JST Steve Herman

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     "I don't care about polls" says Nikki Haley when she is told by co-moderator Martha MacCallum that Ramaswamy is beating her in the polls.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:06 JST Steve Herman

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     Political novice 38-year-old Vivek Ramaswamy is called a "blank slate" by Brett Baier. He responds that "it's going to take an outsider" to turn around America.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:08 JST Steve Herman

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     "Our country is in decline," are the opening words spoken by a candidate at this first #GOPDebate -- #Florida Gov. DeSantis.

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:09 JST Steve Herman

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     The ding-ding 'your time is up' still sounds too much like a doorbell -- dogs all over America will be triggered as they were in 2016. #GOPDebate

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     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 11:31:10 JST Steve Herman

     The #GOP candidates’ debate getting underway. The media on site for the Fox News/RNC event is restricted to watching from the Fiserv Forum players’ parking garage.