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Trump’s Rivals Torch Him in Debate, But Vow to Support Him Anyway
Having succeeded in attacking the front-runner's political and business record, Trump's rivals delivered a blow to a movement to galvanize a revolt against him.
Rubio, Cruz and Kasich on Supporting Trump as Nominee
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After 10 debates spent attacking each other, underdog Republicans on Thursday finally focused virtually all their collective fire on Donald Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner who was savaged by the last Republican nominee just hours earlier in a dramatic broadside.
Marco Rubio, who has spent the last week torching Trump as a “con artist,” dismissed his immigration and foreign policies as unserious. Ted Cruz slammed the numerous checks Trump’s written to boost Hillary Clinton's political career. They both decried Trump University, the subject of ongoing lawsuits, and his bullying debate tactics.