The third Republican presidential debate devolved at times into brutal personal attacks as the five candidates onstage tried to discuss high-minded issues from the fate of Social Security to the role of America abroad between cutting asides and provocative insults. But the debate did address weighty issues: whether a soaring budget deficit required a higher retirement age for access to Social Security and Medicare, how the United States should back Israel against Hamas and Ukraine against Russia, and how a president could immediately address the strain of inflation in everyday life. #republicandebate #gopdebate #nikkihaley #rondesantis #vivekramaswamy