Republican presidential candidates — but not Donald Trump — gather in Milwaukee, Wis., for the first primary debate of the 2024 race.

From left: Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, former vice president Mike Pence, Florida governor Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.), and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum at the first Republican candidates’ debate of the 2024 presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wis., August 23, 2023.

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