CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign for president:
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10:55 p.m.
He opened the GOP debate, and billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump closed it by promising to fix America.
"We can't do anything right," he said, adding that "we don't win anymore" against China, Japan or Mexico on trade.
Trump has been criticized for, among other things, lacking a detailed policy platform.
He was the last to speak at the debate, and Trump closed by promising to strengthen the military, take care of veterans, end Obamacare and make "our country great again."
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10:45 p.m.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio earned some of the loudest applause of Thursday's first GOP debate when he offered a zinger hitting Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.
"Well, first let me say, I think God has blessed us. He's blessed the Republican Party with some very good candidates," he said. "The Democrats can't even find one."
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, meanwhile, said he has tried to act as God wanted him to as he's taken difficult political actions during his governorship.
Walker said he is "not a perfect man," but he has tried to act with respect.
"What God calls us to do is follow his will," he said. "And, ultimately, that's what I'm going to try to do. And I hope people have seen that in my state."
Walker said even when he drew over 100,000 protesters at the state Capitol while he was "trying to do the right thing," he acted in an upright manner.
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10:40 p.m.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) received a rousing round of applause during Thursday's first presidential debate when he said he can disagree with someone on same-sex marriage and still love them.
2015 The Associated Press
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