The leading candidates faced off in Miami where they mocked Donald Trump as a no-show during the NBC-hosted debate
War, terrorism, pending global doom and national security for both the United States and Israel were hot topics as candidates squared off Wednesday in Miami for the third debate between Republican presidential candidates. And in between, plenty of very, very personal insults.
If there was one clear winner in the NBC-hosted debate, it was Israel. All five candidates expressed strong support in the first debate after the Hamas attack on Israel Oct. 7.
“I would wipe Hamas off the map,” said Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, adding that the United States also needs to confront Iran, the main supporter of Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists. “You have to strike in Iran. You cannot negotiate with evil, you have to destroy it.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said eliminating Hamas is fair game, since “they want to wipe Israel off the map.”
That got the ball rolling about serious military action by the United States, from the Israeli conflict to protecting the southern border, to confronting China’s military expansion and use of anti-democracy propaganda through the social media platform TikTok.
