Seven Republican presidential hopefuls gathered at the Reagan Library in California for the second of the party’s primary debates, but the dominant front-runner — former President Donald Trump — skipped the event again
had an aggressive start, using his first answer to criticize Trump for skipping the debate and for adding to the national debt while serving as president.
The Florida governor has been slow to attack Trump for most of the campaign, but as he’s struggled to maintain his position as a distant second, he’s started slowly sharpening his critiques of the man whose endorsement he once embraced. DeSantis seemed eager to jump in on a question after Trump was criticized by former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has made hammering Trump a focus of his campaign. DeSantis began speaking at the same time as another candidate and when finally given the floor, he used his answer to hit PresidentThe other candidates ignored Trump as they answered their first question about the autoworkers’ strike in Michigan — where Trump was visiting instead of debating.
, the daughter of Indian immigrants and a former South Carolina governor, went a step further, calling for an end to foreign aid to Latin America until the border is secured.
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