First GOP debate - Wagner chief’s plane crash - India lands on moon

Source: Associated Press

1. Summary
   The first GOP presidential primary debate, which featured eight candidates but not former President Trump, was held Wednesday evening. Mike Pence and Tim Scott stated explicit support for a nationwide abortion ban, while Nikki Haley said a federal ban was politically unrealistic and Ron DeSantis said he would "stand on the side of life."
   
   Candidates were asked whether they would support Trump as the nominee even if he gets convicted of a crime: all except but Asa Hutchinson and Chris Christie raised their hands. Four candidates said Pence did the right thing in allowing the certification of votes in January 2021; DeSantis did not answer the issue directly. Only DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy said they would not support increasing aid to Ukraine.
   
   Separately, a pre-recorded interview of Donald Trump by Tucker Carlson was released on X at the same time as the debate. It acquired 80 million views within an hour. In it, Trump called Fox News biased in favor of DeSantis and said the border would be his top priority.

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