Republican debate: DeSantis and Ramaswamy attack Haley, as Christie focuses on Trump

The former president and frontrunner for the 2024 nomination again did not participate.

Dylan Stableford and Kate Murphy
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From left, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy
From left, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy take part in the Republican presidential primary debate in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday night. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
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The fourth Republican presidential primary debate wrapped up Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where four GOP candidates — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — took part in one of the last opportunities to make their case to voters before next month’s Iowa caucuses.

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, again did not take part in the primetime debate, which was hosted by the cable news channel NewsNation and co-moderated by Megyn Kelly.