--- description: Here is the full text. title: Read the Full Transcript of the Eleventh Republican Debate image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82c1d58d09b76c02/6988803abc6cfc36103dc012/timpeol-gop-republican-debate-donald-trump-marco-rubio-ted-cruz-john-kasich-14.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Debates](/tag/debates/) ## Debates Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read the Full Transcript of the Eleventh Republican Debate in Detroit by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 4, 2016 6:06 AM CUT  Republican presidential candidates, from left, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, businessman Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich participate in a debate in Detroit, on March 3. Republican presidential candidates, from left, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, businessman Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich participate in a debate in Detroit, on March 3.Salwan Georges—Detroit Free Press/TNS/Sipa by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 4, 2016 6:06 AM CUT The four remaining Republican presidential candidates met in Detroit for the 11th debate of the primary season. Fox News hosted the debate featuring front-runner Donald Trump, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The moderators were Fox News hosts Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier and Chris Wallace. Here is a complete transcript. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4247496/republican-debate-transcript-eleventh-detroit-fox-news/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4247496/republican-debate-transcript-eleventh-detroit-fox-news/"},"headline":"Read the Full Transcript of the Eleventh Republican Debate in Detroit","datePublished":"2016-03-04T06:06:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:37:19.945Z","description":"Here is the full text.","url":"https://time.com/4247496/republican-debate-transcript-eleventh-detroit-fox-news/","keywords":["Debates","2016 Election topic","Sen. Marco Rubio","ted cruz","Donald Trump","john kasich","Flint"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82c1d58d09b76c02/6988803abc6cfc36103dc012/timpeol-gop-republican-debate-donald-trump-marco-rubio-ted-cruz-john-kasich-14.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ryan Teague Beckwith","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82c1d58d09b76c02/6988803abc6cfc36103dc012/timpeol-gop-republican-debate-donald-trump-marco-rubio-ted-cruz-john-kasich-14.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIMEPOL Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Megyn Kelly","caption":"Republican presidential candidates, from left, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, businessman Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich participate in a debate in Detroit, on March 3.","creditText":"Salwan Georges—Detroit Free Press/TNS/Sipa","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/debates/","name":"Debates"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4247496/republican-debate-transcript-eleventh-detroit-fox-news/","name":"Read the Full Transcript of the Eleventh Republican Debate in Detroit"}}]}] ```