Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy focused their criticisms on the ascendant former South Carolina governor in possibly the last face-off before the Iowa caucuses.

The fourth Republican debate is over, and what did we learn? Wednesday night’s showdown in Alabama touched on issues which previous debates skipped over — most glaringly, the GOP’s culture war against transgender Americans.

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Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy went after Nikki Haley during the fourth 2024 presidential debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, holding up a legal pad that reads "Nikki=Corrupt" and accused her of using identity politics.

From the very first question, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy started lobbing attacks at the former S.C. governor, who almost always fought back with digs of

After the GOP debate, Republicans criticized Vivek Ramaswamy for his combative demeanor. Ramaswamy attacked Nikki Haley and Chris Christie, calling Haley a "fascist" and likening her campaign video to a "woke Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light ad.