--- title: Republican Debate: Read the Full Transcript description: Here's what they said. canonical: https://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-15T06:37:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T14:09:46.867Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read the Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate og:description: In Charleston, South Carolina. og:url: https://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86629b1eda8959c7/6988794f0a4a227f2e9c7ecf/republican-presidential-debate-gop-photos-006.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: GOP Presidential Candidates Debate In Charleston og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate twitter:description: In Charleston, South Carolina. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86629b1eda8959c7/6988794f0a4a227f2e9c7ecf/republican-presidential-debate-gop-photos-006.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read the Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jan 15, 2016 6:37 AM UTC  Republican presidential candidates, from left, Ohio Governor John Kasich, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson and Jeb Bush participate in the Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C. on Jan. 14, 2016. Republican presidential candidates, from left, Ohio Governor John Kasich, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson and Jeb Bush participate in the Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C. on Jan. 14, 2016.Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jan 15, 2016 6:37 AM UTC Seven Republican presidential candidates [met for a debate](http://time.com/4182083/republican-debate-donald-trump-nasty/?xid=homepage) on the Fox Business Network in Charleston, South Carolina. The main stage featured New York businessman Donald Trump, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former New York Sen. Ted Cruz, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The moderators were Fox Business Network anchors Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo. Below is a full transcript of the debate. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/"},"headline":"Read the Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston","datePublished":"2016-01-15T06:37:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:09:46.867Z","description":"Here's what they said.","url":"https://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/","keywords":["Debates","Chris Christie","Sen. Marco Rubio","ted cruz","jeb bush","Donald Trump","john kasich","Dr. Benjamin S. 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