The eight candidates met Wednesday night for the first GOP presidential debate of the 2024 cycle
Nikki Haley tears into Biden's green agenda: 'Putting money in China's pocket'
GOP presidential hopefuls weigh in on the issue of climate change and President Biden's 'green subsidies' during the first GOP primary republican debate on Fox News.
Big-name Democrats reacted to the first GOP presidential debate, with some cursing to express their disapproval of the political showdown.
Wednesday saw the first Republican presidential debate hit the airwaves as eight candidates jockeyed on stage to gain ground and take the red party's presidential nomination.
"No one is trying to allow abortions right up to birth," disgraced former Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., tweeted. "You a--hole, DeSantis."
BIDEN CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIR DECLARES PRESIDENT ‘DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE’ BEFORE SINGLE VOTE CAST
No one is trying to allow abortions right up to birth. You asshole, DeSantis. #GOPDebate
— Al Franken (@alfranken) August 24, 2023
"Sorry. I meant ‘you jerk,’" Franken continued. "No, ‘a--hole’ was right."
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tweeted that "Democrats delivered 13.4 million jobs, rescuing our economy by growing the middle class."
"But everyone at the [GOP debate] wants to harm working families sitting at their kitchen tables — to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy sitting at their boardroom tables," Pelosi claimed.
"Not on our watch!" she added.
Democrats delivered 13.4 million jobs, rescuing our economy by growing the middle class.
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) August 23, 2023
But everyone at the #GOPdebate wants to harm working families sitting at their kitchen tables — to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy sitting at their boardroom tables.
Not on our watch! -NP pic.twitter.com/tt7nqBKIxD
"Republicans on the debate stage tonight keep claiming they're worried about the debt," former Labor Secretary Robert Reich wrote.
"Republicans happily added $8 trillion to the national debt under Trump, about a quarter of that resulting from tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations," he added.
Oops. Nikki Haley let the cat out of the bag! Trump and GOP added $7.8 trillion to the national debt. They gave the store away to the super-rich and spent us into the ground! #GOPDebate
— Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) August 24, 2023
The #GOPDebate tonight has made the stakes of re-electing President Joe Biden crystal clear.
— Karen Bass (@KarenBassLA) August 24, 2023
We must do everything we can to continue to move this country forward.
Democratic House Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, took issue with some of the Republican candidates who called for tighter border security. "The Republicans cheering for war with Mexico are taking the United States down a dark, dangerous path," Castro said.
The Republicans cheering for war with Mexico are taking the United States down a dark, dangerous path.
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 24, 2023
The eight candidates met Wednesday night for the first GOP presidential debate of the 2024 cycle.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy took the one and two spots on the debate stage as Trump refused to join the conversation.
Additionally, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum took the debate stage on crutches after tearing his ACL.
Meanwhile, Biden was declared the Democratic nominee by Democratic National Committee senior adviser Cedric Richmond.
Houston Keene is a politics writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to
