Eight Republican presidential candidates took to the stage on Wednesday in Milwaukee for the first Republican primary debate of the 2024 election season.

<div class="block">Eight Republican presidential candidates took to the stage on Wednesday in Milwaukee for the first Republican primary debate of the 2024 election season.</div>

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First GOP 2024 Primary Debate Held in Milwaukee

Republican presidential candidates took to the stage last night in Milwaukee for the first Republican primary debate of this 2024 election season. In a debate on Fox News, they discussed several key issues like abortion rights, January 6, the deadly insurrection and whether former president Trump is fit for office, former president Trump is convicted in a court of law. Would you still support him as your party's choice? Please raise your hand if you would just hold on. So just to be clear, Governor Christie, you were kind of late to the game there. But, you know, very interesting. Well, Trump is the current front runner, but he didn't attend the debate and we will have a full recap of the biggest moments from last night with our political strategist coming up in just a few moments.