GOP candidates tangle in Milwaukee as they vie to be leading alternative to front-runner Trump

By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press

Published: August 23, 2023, 8:17pm

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy talk during break in a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

MILWAUKEE — Nearly all of the Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump said they would support the former president if he is the party’s nominee even if he is convicted in a court of law as they gathered on stage for the first time.

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