Make America Great Again

January 28th

Republican Presidential Debate

Des Moines, Iowa

The debate began like pretty much any other. The moderators, Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, and Chris Wallace, after introducing themselves and thanking Google for their support, began to introduce the candidates.

Kelly started in, "Nine candidates are on that stage tonight, their position on the stage determined by their standing in the latest national polls, as well as polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, and here they are:

"New York businessman Donald Trump." Trump smiled and waved at the crowd.

"New York Governor Mitchell Larson."  Larson pumped his fists into the air, showing his youthful vigor to the audience.

"Texas Senator Ted Cruz." Cruz smiled and waved, similar to Trump, but holding his hand in the air for only a quick second.

Kelly continued to introduce the candidates one by one, each eliciting a round of applause. After explaining the rules briefly, she started by directing her first questions at Donald Trump.

"Mr.Trump, during your campaign, you have repeatedly continued to make attacks against your fellow candidates, most notably Governor Larson's repeated proposals involving the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia. Can you briefly explain why you believe his policies are a bad idea?"

Trump listened, and began his mentally prepared response." Well, for starters, Governor Larson has made repeated attacks against Saudi Arabian policies regarding its women, however, I believe that, as long as their women are happy or content, then it shouldn't be too big of an issue, especially considering, he is ignoring the more important Middle Eastern problem that is ISIS. if I am elected president, I will make sure that, unlike Larson, I will be sure to involve myself in only the more important issues in our country."

The crowd applauded, and Chris Wallace directed his attention at Larson, who was patiently listening to Trump's attack, steeling himself for his reply. Sure enough, Wallace asked him, "Governor Larson, how do you stand?"

Larson replied, "Well, Chris, I just want to say that I am definitely not ignored ISIS. In fact, I believe that, the second that I am elected president, I will make sure that boots are on the ground in Iraq and Syria before anything else. Regarding the Saudis, they have been mistreating their women for years, decades even. I recently read an article that showed that the average Saudi Arabian woman faces discrimination worse than most countries, and it is even illegal just for a woman to so much as look at another man without severe punishment. Even their first election involving women candidates was heavily against them. Women's rights candidates were discouraged from running.."

He was interrupted by the ringing bell, which turned the focus away from Larson.

For the next hour, the candidates were all asked a variety of questions, most revolving around ISIS, Hillary Clinton, and domestic policy. Soon, the topic turned to the new Atlantic continent, which had attracted a lot of media attention over the past couple of days.

Bret Baier was the one to ask about it first. "Senator Cruz, I would like to ask you, what do you believe the American government should be working on regarding the newly arrived country known as Equestria?"

Cruz smiled, and with all of his Texan charm, he responded, " Bret, when I first heard about the new continent in the Atlantic, I thought at first that, well, it was a load of bull, but didn't everyone else? I guess it turns out it was a load of horse.", The audience gave light chuckles before he continued, " Anyway, I believe that it is the duty of the United States of America to welcome the new Equestria to our planet with open arms, and help guide them towards learning about our planet and adjusting towards it."

The other candidates, for the rest of the debate, weighed in their opinion about Equestria. Most were in favor of welcoming Equestria, though some exercised the idea of a more cautious agenda, such as Trump, Larson, Chris Christie, and Marco Rubio.

Soon, the debate finally ended. Millions watching the debates, more importantly those in Iowa, made up their minds who to vote for in their state primaries.