The first of two GOP presidential debates tonight showed Rick Perry and Carly Fiorina the most willing to take on Donald Trump. Fiorina, who drew praise from columnist George Will for being the debate’s standout success, was the most pointed in her criticism when she referenced a call Bill Clinton apparently made in May encouraging Donald Trump to enter politics.
“I didn’t get a phone call from Bill Clinton before I jumped in the race. Did any of you get a phone call from Bill Clinton?” she asked her fellow debaters.
“I didn’t. Maybe it’s because I hadn’t given money to the [Clinton] foundation, or donated to his wife’s Senate campaign,” she said. Fiorina also took aim at Trump regarding his changing policy views, ranging from abortion to health care to immigration. “I would just ask on what principles he plans to govern,” she said.
Fiorina should suggest a one-on-one debate with Trump. The billionaire mogul would of course decline, for the reason that William F. Buckley famously articulated for why an opponent wouldn’t debate him: “Why does bologna reject the grinder?”
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