Fact-Checking the First Republican Debate The top contenders for the Republican presidential nomination — minus Donald Trump — squared off, sometimes embellishing and exaggerating as they sought to attack President Biden and one another.
Share full articleImage Eight of the top Republican candidates for president selectively chose facts to buttress the case for their candidacies and score political points against their rivals during the debate on Wednesday night.
Credit... Kenny Holston/The New York TimesThe first presidential debate of the Republican primary campaign saw eight of the top candidates criticize President Biden’s administration, attack one another and use policy details to defend their own records.
Without former President Donald J. Trump on the stage, there was not a litany of falsehoods for which he is often known.
But the candidates did selectively choose facts to buttress the case for their candidacies and score political points against their rivals.
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Donald Trump —, Biden, Kenny Holston, Biden’s, Donald J, Trump
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Republican, New York Times