Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and more will face off this evening in Milwaukee during the Republican presidential primary debates to be held at the Milwaukee Theatre.
The two-hour primetime debate will start at 8 p.m., and will feature Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Rubio and Trump. These are considered the top candidates, earning 2.5 percent or higher in the four most recent national polls.
The remaining candidates—Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum—will tackle the issues in an earlier one-hour debate at 6 p.m.
The debate, hosted by the Fox Business Network and the Wall Street Journal, will be shown live on the Fox Business Network. The debates will also stream live at FoxBusiness.com and on the Fox News app.
FBN anchors Maria Bartiromo and Neil Cavuto, along with Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerard Baker, are moderating the primetime debate. FBN’s Trish Regan and Sandra Smith and WSJ Washington bureau chief Gerald Seib are moderating the earlier debate.
Visit www.biztimes.com for continuing coverage and follow reporter Hilary Dickinson on Twitter at @bizhilary for live updates throughout the evening.
