During the twelfth US Republican presidential debate, the candidates clashed over a host of key issues, including foreign policy, Islam, foreign worker visas and social welfare.
The debate, which was held on Thursday near Miami, Florida, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump defended his claim that “Islam hates us.”
Trump stirred up fresh controversy on Wednesday when he said in an interview with CNN, “I think Islam hates us.”
When debate moderator Jake Tapper asked Trump to clarify those remarks and whether he was referring to all Muslims, Trump responded: “I mean a lot of them.”
“There’s tremendous hatred and I will stick with exactly what I said,” he said.
US Senator Marco Rubio, who is struggling to keep his campaign alive, jumped in to criticize Trump. Rubio argued it’s not presidential to say things without thinking through the consequences.
Ted Cruz, who is currently in second place in the GOP presidential race, hit Trump over previous comments that…