"SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The Republican presidential field piled on
front-runner Donald Trump during Wednesday’s second GOP debate, seeking
to raise questions about his temperament, business record and overall
fitness for office.
Trump’s rivals went after him from the outset, when former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and businesswoman Carly Fiorina refused to say they were comfortable with having Trump’s fingers on America’s nuclear codes in response to a question from CNN moderator Jake Tapper.
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker followed with comments that went a step further.
“We
don’t need an apprentice in the White House. We have one right now,”
quipped Walker of Trump, the former host of NBC’s “Celebrity
Apprentice.”
Trump responded, as he often does, with humor and defiance.
He insisted his temperament was “very good,” then questioned why Paul was on the stage.
“Rand Paul shouldn’t even be on this stage. He’s No. 11, he's at 1 percent in polls,” Trump said And Trump, who has mocked Paul for being short, disputed the notion that he had earlier attacked the Kentucky senator’s looks.
“I never attacked him on his looks, and believe me, there’s plenty of subject matter right there,” he said." TheHill
Trump’s rivals went after him from the outset, when former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and businesswoman Carly Fiorina refused to say they were comfortable with having Trump’s fingers on America’s nuclear codes in response to a question from CNN moderator Jake Tapper.
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker followed with comments that went a step further.
Trump responded, as he often does, with humor and defiance.
He insisted his temperament was “very good,” then questioned why Paul was on the stage.
“Rand Paul shouldn’t even be on this stage. He’s No. 11, he's at 1 percent in polls,” Trump said And Trump, who has mocked Paul for being short, disputed the notion that he had earlier attacked the Kentucky senator’s looks.
“I never attacked him on his looks, and believe me, there’s plenty of subject matter right there,” he said." TheHill
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