Republican debate updates: Candidates clash on policy, Trump

As Republican frontrunner Donald Trump skips first debate of 2024 US election season, candidates face off in Wisconsin.

Pence and DeSantis
Former US Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the first Republican debate of the 2024 US presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [Brian Snyder/Reuters]
By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, Allison Griner, Ali Harb and Brian Osgood
Published On 23 Aug 2023

This blog is closed; thank you for joining us. These were the updates from the first Republican debate of the 2024 United States election cycle on Wednesday, August 23.