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Eight Republican presidential candidates took to the stage on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to battle it out for the chance to represent their party in next year's election.
Most of the candidates who qualified for the debate took part, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, former Governors Chris Christie (New Jersey) and Asa Hutchinson (Arkansas), and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Former President Donald Trump—the front-runner in the GOP field—chose not to participate. Instead he was interviewed by Tucker Carlson on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Fox News, which hosted the debate, has made the full video available to watch on its website.
When Was the Republican Primary Debate?
The debate took place at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 23. Fox News personalities Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum served as the hosts.
"We are extremely proud to have Bret and Martha moderating the first debate of the 2024 presidential election season as Americans learn more about the candidates ahead of exercising their constitutional right to vote," Fox News Media President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace said in a statement after the debate was announced.
The Fox News Channel also featured pre-debate coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday with a special edition of Jesse Watters Primetime followed by America's Newsroom with co-anchors Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer, along with a team of commentators, at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The debate ran for two hours until 11 p.m. ET when Hannity will offer an hour of post-debate analysis until Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher.
What Channel Hosted the Debate?
The debate aired live exclusively on the Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network.
For people wishing to tune in via radio, it was also broadcast on Fox News Audio network, which is syndicated to hundreds of AM and FM radio stations across the U.S. as well as on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.
How to Watch GOP Debate Without Cable
For people who wanted to catch the debate but didn't have cable, there were a few options.
Fox News Digital offered nonstop coverage with an updated live blog on its FoxNews.com homepage.
Fox Nation—Fox News Media's subscription video on demand service—livestreamed the debate in addition to running special programming centered on the debate. The full video is now available to watch on their website.
Rumble, the video platform that's become popular among conservatives in recent years, also showed the event. The platform entered a partnership with the Republican National Committee (RNC) to be the exclusive livestream provider of the debate.
"I am so excited to announce that Rumble will be the RNC's official streaming partner for the first Republican primary debate," RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in April statement. "This is a big step for our party and country, as Republican leaders we must continue to hold Big Tech accountable for their biases and silencing of conservatives."
Fox Business will be the official host of the second GOP presidential primary debate on September 27 in Simi Valley, California.
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