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The top 10 candidates [faced off Thursday in their first debate](http://time.com/3988189/republican-debate-fox-first-gop-donald-trump/) of the crowded Republican primary campaign, talking immigration, education, economic issues, foreign policy and more. Watch some of the highlights above, and [read more about the debate here](http://time.com/3988189/republican-debate-fox-first-gop-donald-trump/). ### See the 2016 Candidates' Campaign Launches  Sen. Ted Cruz kicked off his campaign for 2016 Republican presidential nomination at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. on March 23. Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images  Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul launched his bid for the Republican nomination at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville on April 7\. Supporters held signs with the slogan "Defeat the Washington Machine / Unleash the American Dream." Amy Harris—Corbis  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her campaign in a YouTube video posted April 12 that has been seen nearly 4.5 million times. One boy featured in the video boasted about playing a fish in a school play. Hillary For America  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio announced his campaign for the Republican nomination during a rally at the Freedom Tower in Miami on April 13\. He took a drink of water during the speech, a callback to his State of the Union response in 2013. Wilfredo Lee—AP  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his bid for the Democratic nomination across the street from the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2015\. The backdrop was unusual, since most candidates rail against Washington. Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson announced his bid for the Republican nomination at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts May 4, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. The launch featured a gospel choir covering Eminem's "Lose Yourself." Bill Pugliano—Getty Images  Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced her campaign for the Republican nomination in a conference call on May 4, then went on "Good Morning America" to talk to George Stephanopoulos. Lou Rocco—Getty Images  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his campaign at a community college in his hometown of Hope, Ark., on May 5\. Singer Tony Orlando (right) performed. Left: Danny Johnston; Right: Matt Sullivan—Getty Images  Republican presidential candidate and former New York Governor George Pataki (C) greets supporters after formally announcing his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Exeter, N.H. on May 28, 2015. Dominick Reuter—Reuters  Former Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee announces his candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination at George Mason University in Arlington, Va. on June 3, 2015. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Republican Senator Lindsey Graham announces his 2016 presidential candidacy in Central, S.C. on June 1, 2015. Erik S. Lesser—EPA  Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is joined by his wife Katie O'Malley (R) as he announces his intention to seek the Democratic presidential nomination during a speech at Federal Hill Park in Baltimore on May 30, 2015. Jim Bourg—Reuters  Former Texas governor Rick Perry announces his candidacy for Republican presidential nominee at an event held at Addison Airport in Addison, Texas on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Louis DeLuca—Dallas Morning News/Corbis  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush waves on stage as he announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination during an event at Miami-Dade College - Kendall Campus in Miami on June 15 , 2015. Joe Raedle—Getty Images  Donald Trump holds up his financial statement showing his net worth as he formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during an event at Trump Tower in New York City on June 16, 2015. Brendan McDermid—Reuters  Republican presidential candidate and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Kenner, La. on June 24, 2015. Jonathan Bachman—Reuters  Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during a kickoff rally at Livingston High School in Livingston, N.J. on June 30, 2015. Brendan McDermid—Reuters  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker greets supporters after announcing that he will seek the Republican nomination for president in Waukesha, Wis. on July 13, 2015 . Scott Olson—Getty Images  Ohio Governor John Kasich arrives on stage to formally announce his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during a kickoff rally in Columbus, Ohio on July 21, 2015. Aaron P. Bernstein—Reuters ## Transcript [00:00] I don't want my marriage or my guns registered in [00:03] Washington. Why don't I talk about race that often I said it's [00:07] because I'm a neurosurgeon. To the families of those who [00:09] died in that war who say they liberated a country and [00:12] deposed a ruthless dictator, how do you look at them now [00:15] and say your brother's war was a mistake? Knowing what [00:18] we know now, it was a mistake. How is Hilary Clinton [00:21] gonna lecture me about living paycheck to paycheck? I was [00:24] raised paycheck to paycheck. [ APPLAUSE ] [00:28] [ MUSIC ] [00:31] We need to build a wall, and it has to be built [00:35] quickly. And I don't mind having a big beautiful door in that [00:39] wall so that people can come into this country legally. [00:43] We need to keep illegals out. I also [00:47] believe we need a fence. The problem is if El Chapo builds [00:50] a tunnel under the fence we have to be able to deal with [00:52] that too. Mr. Trump is touching a nerve because people [00:56] want the wall to be built. People want an end to illegal [00:59] immigration and they want to see it end and we all do. A [01:02] 4 % growth strategy means you fix a convoluted tax code. [01:06] The first thing we need to do is we need to even out the tax [01:09] code for small businesses so that we lower their tax rate to [01:11] 25 % just as we need to lower it for all businesses. You get [01:15] in and you change every aspect of regulations that are job [01:18] killers. We can get rid of the internal revenue service if we [01:21] would pass the fair tax which is a tax on consumption [01:24] rather than attacks on people's income. We need to repeal [01:27] and replace Obamacare. Iran is not a place we should be [01:31] doing business with. To me we terminate the deal on day [01:34] one, you reinstate the sanctions authorized by Congress. I [01:37] think President Obama gave away too much, too early. I [01:40] would have never released the sanctions before there was [01:43] consistent evidence of compliance. The world has a [01:47] burgeoning nuclear power, but the Iranians have said is we [01:51] will wipe Israel off the face of the map and we will bring [01:55] death to America. As governor of the state of Florida, I [01:59] defunded Planned Parenthood. I created a culture of life in [02:03] our state. I was in business, they asked me a question as to [02:07] pro life or choice. And I said if you let it run that [02:12] I hate the concept of abortion. I hate the concept of [02:16] abortion. What I have advocated is that we pass a law in [02:18] this country that says that all human life At every stage of [02:21] its development is worthy of protection. In fact, I think that [02:24] law all ready exists, it's called the Constitution of the [02:26] United States. 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