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Donald Trump, here at an event in Wisconsin, sat down with Anderson Cooper for a CNN town hall Tuesday night. Getty)
With Donald Trump and Ted Cruz separating themselves from the pack in the GOP race, the two frontrunners joined John Kasich for a CNN town hall hosted by Anderson Cooper. With a “sex scandal” swatted away by Cruz and Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski charged with assault, the candidates had plenty to talk about, although they made time for serious policy talk as well.
Read our recap below, then vote in our poll for your winner.
The Race
Crux said there was “no place” for violence on the campaign trail, referring to Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski’s pending assault charges for alleged assault at a rally:
Kasich echoed Cruz’s sentiments:
As on the day the “scandal” broke, Cruz accused Trump of planting the affair story:
Trump, for his part, said he “didn’t start” the Trump-Cruz feud:
Cruz later condemned the “culture” of Trump’s campaign:
Trump used a slight flub by Cruz to take another shot at Cruz’s Canadian birth:
Kasich refused to “take the low road:”
Kasich also denied his continued campaign centered on denying Trump delegates:
The Convention & Beyond
Cruz predicted that the only two names at a contested convention would be his and Trump’s:
Should Trump take the nomination, Cruz was cagey about lining up behind him, citing attacks on his family:
Kasich also walked back an earlier pledge to support the nominee:
Trump, for his part, rejected Cruz’s support:
Trump specifically said he would not support another GOP candidate, citing “unfairness” to him from the Republican establishment.
National Security/Foreign Policy
As he has throughout the debate, Cruz touted air power as the key to beating ISIS:
Trump advocated a reduction in spending on foreign defense:
Trump also reiterated his policy of not trusting “some” Muslims:
Trump declared NATO “obsolete:”
Immigration
Cruz suggested recruiting legal immigrants for agricultural work only after the American workforce had been exhausted:
Kasich called mass deportation “ridiculous:”
Domestic Policy
Cruz committed his potential Presidency to fighting drug abuse:
Trump advised caution with lawmaking regarding the Second Amendment:
Poll: Who “Won” the Town Hall?
See our poll below to vote for your favorite in tonight’s town hall:
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