Republican candidates mostly line up behind Trump at their party’s first primary debate
The first clash of hopeful Republican presidential nominees took place without Trump. But most of the eight candidates have said they would back the former US president even if he was convicted of any of the 91 charges he's currently facing.
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00:00 The first Republican primary debate has taken place with all candidates bar one,
00:05 former US President Donald Trump performing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
00:09 The first clash of hopeful presidential nominees took advantage of an absent Trump
00:14 to get their message across. Although desperate for the top job, most of the
00:18 eight candidates have said they would back the former president, even if he was
00:22 convicted, of any of the 91 charges he's currently facing. Trump said he skipped
00:27 the debate as he said he was out in front with a commanding lead and didn't
00:30 need the quote "aggro".