Republican Candidates Vow to Reverse Bidenomics in Debate
- First question focuses on economic policies, inflation
- Debate takes place without frontrunner Donald Trump on stage
2024 Republican presidential candidates during the Republican primary presidential debate hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 23.
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Republican candidates attacked Joe Biden’s stewardship of the US economy at the first presidential debate of the 2024 race, with vows to dismantle an economic program the president has made a centerpiece of his reelection campaign.
“We must reverse Bidenomics so that middle class families have a chance to succeed again,” said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “We need to lower your gas prices — we’re going to open up all energy production. We will be energy dominant.”
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Republican Candidates Vow to Reverse Bidenomics in Debate