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The Fox News Rundown

First GOP Debate Recap: Which Candidates Fired Shots While Others Fell Flat?

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The air was tense last night in Milwaukee, following the first 2024 Republican presidential debate that set the tone for a fiery race between GOP presidential candidates that is likely to only heat up from here. While there were stand-out performances and memorable one-liners from many on the stage, particularly from some who had fallen behind in the polls like former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, there were also candidates with a lot to prove that left voters unimpressed. To break it all down, Fox News Audio Political Anchor Jared Halpern and Fox News Radio Political Analyst Josh Kraushaar join live from Milwaukee to discuss who fought the hardest to be heard, which candidates faced the harshest backlash, and how big of an impact this debate could have on the election. Policies regarding students' gender identities are a main focus this back-to-school season in New Jersey, as several districts are trying to enact new mandates requiring teachers and staff to notify parents if their child wishes to change their gender identity, pronouns, or use different bathrooms. On Friday, a New Jersey judge temporarily blocked this rule, saying it would violate discrimination laws and hurt transgender students. Some parents in the Garden State, on the other hand, are pushing for this policy to become the norm, arguing it violates parental rights. Attorney and legal analyst Mercedes Colwin joins the Rundown to break down why parents feel this violates the 14th Amendment and why this case has the power to reach the Supreme Court. Plus, commentary by Jimmy Failla, host of "Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Shannon Bream.

0:01.0

I'm Tom Shalou.

0:02.0

I'm Maria Bartorromo, and this is The Fox News rundown.

0:05.0

Thursday, August 24th, 2023, I'm Jessica Rosenthal.

0:12.6

The Milwaukee Bucks Arena was home to the first 2024 Republican presidential debate hosted

0:17.9

by Fox News.

0:19.0

It was tense, it was loud, and among eight candidates on the stage, the fighters who

0:23.5

were the most.

0:24.5

I thought that tense, Ramaswamy, and Haley, each were able to highlight the real policy

0:34.6

divides and maybe even sort of a larger philosophical divides that are in the Republican Party.

0:43.2

Endless of Brady, transgender issues are fueling more debate over parents' rights in schools.

0:49.3

There is a prevailing sentiment that the federal constitutional rights will trump local

0:54.9

laws.

0:55.9

That is not necessarily true.

0:58.0

It just depends on the manner in which the specific law is being analyzed.

1:04.0

And I'm Jimmy Fella.

1:05.0

I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.

1:12.4

The Phi-Surf Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was the site of the first Republican presidential

1:17.1

debate in the 2024 cycle.

1:19.4

I've had enough already tonight of a guy who sounds like ChatGPT standing up here.

1:28.8

And the last person in one of these debates, Brett, who stood in the middle of the stage

1:33.4

and said, what's a skinny guy with an odd last name doing up here was Barack Obama.

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