A tense one-on-one discussion between two of Donald Trump's competitors for the Republican nomination took place on CNN at the same time that former President Donald Trump was fielding questions from Iowa Caucus attendees in a town hall sponsored by Fox News.
Governor Ron DeSantis of the Republican Party of Florida and Nikki Haley, a former United Nations Ambassador, both took part in the CNN debate, which was hosted by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. The discussion took place only a few days before the Iowa Caucus, and both candidates are now tied for second place.
Trump's interactions with Caucus attendees and moderators Brett Baier and Martha MacCallum at the Fox event provided a striking contrast to the harsh discussions that took place between each of them. The affair remained pleasant for the most part, despite the fact that Trump did make the odd joke about his troubled relationship with the network and originally suggested that Fox could have had the crowd stacked with his critics.
The Florida governor referred to his opponent as a "mealy-mouthed politician" and said that "[a]nytime the going gets tough, anytime people come down, she caves." At the beginning of their discussion, DeSantis and Haley each made pointed criticisms of their opponent.
"I debated the governor of California, Gavin Newsom," he said further. "I believed that he lied quite a bit. Nikki Haley is giving him a run for his money, and it's possible that she's even more right-wing than Gavin Newsom is.
"He's only mad about the donors because donors used to be with him but they're no longer with him now and that's because he's upset about the fact that his campaign is imploding," Haley said of her fellow candidate in another conversation. "He's upset about the fact that his campaign is imploding."
In response to the many charges that the governor of Florida has leveled against her record, Haley said on several occasions that viewers should go to the website DeSantisLies.com.
At Trump's speech, the former president pretended to be the nominee-presumptive and hinted that he had already chosen his vice president, but he refused to name the person they would be working with.
"In all honesty, I am unable to tell you that," he said. "I am aware of the person who is going to be... We are going to do another performance at some point.
MacCallum's query on whether or not Trump was willing to "mending fences" with his primary opponents brought for a brief moment of humor during that encounter. In response, Trump said that he was willing to work toward such developments.
He made a witty remark, "I've already started to like Christie better," in reference to the fact that the former governor of New Jersey did not participate in the election earlier on Wednesday. The comment caused the audience to giggle, and the moderators questioned him on the possibility of Vice President Chris Christie, despite the fact that Trump stated that such a scenario was quite improbable.
Governor Ron DeSantis of the Republican Party of Florida and Nikki Haley, a former United Nations Ambassador, both took part in the CNN debate, which was hosted by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. The discussion took place only a few days before the Iowa Caucus, and both candidates are now tied for second place.
Trump's interactions with Caucus attendees and moderators Brett Baier and Martha MacCallum at the Fox event provided a striking contrast to the harsh discussions that took place between each of them. The affair remained pleasant for the most part, despite the fact that Trump did make the odd joke about his troubled relationship with the network and originally suggested that Fox could have had the crowd stacked with his critics.
The Florida governor referred to his opponent as a "mealy-mouthed politician" and said that "[a]nytime the going gets tough, anytime people come down, she caves." At the beginning of their discussion, DeSantis and Haley each made pointed criticisms of their opponent.
"I debated the governor of California, Gavin Newsom," he said further. "I believed that he lied quite a bit. Nikki Haley is giving him a run for his money, and it's possible that she's even more right-wing than Gavin Newsom is.
"He's only mad about the donors because donors used to be with him but they're no longer with him now and that's because he's upset about the fact that his campaign is imploding," Haley said of her fellow candidate in another conversation. "He's upset about the fact that his campaign is imploding."
In response to the many charges that the governor of Florida has leveled against her record, Haley said on several occasions that viewers should go to the website DeSantisLies.com.
At Trump's speech, the former president pretended to be the nominee-presumptive and hinted that he had already chosen his vice president, but he refused to name the person they would be working with.
"In all honesty, I am unable to tell you that," he said. "I am aware of the person who is going to be... We are going to do another performance at some point.
MacCallum's query on whether or not Trump was willing to "mending fences" with his primary opponents brought for a brief moment of humor during that encounter. In response, Trump said that he was willing to work toward such developments.
He made a witty remark, "I've already started to like Christie better," in reference to the fact that the former governor of New Jersey did not participate in the election earlier on Wednesday. The comment caused the audience to giggle, and the moderators questioned him on the possibility of Vice President Chris Christie, despite the fact that Trump stated that such a scenario was quite improbable.
