The ‘You Lie’ Debate: Republicans Running Out of Time to Stop Trump in South Carolina
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump speak during a Republican presidential candidate debate in Greenville, South Carolina, on Feb. 13, 2016.
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A Republican slugfest in South Carolina Saturday night pitted Marco Rubio against Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush against John Kasich and Donald Trump against just about all of them.
Nearly everyone got called a liar or accused of distortions over dirty campaign tricks (Cruz), bankruptcies (Trump) and Obamacare (Kasich). In all, the word “lie” or a variation was used at least 19 times during the debate.