The Republican candidates for President traded sharp verbal blows over foreign policy and the future of the Supreme Court in an often unruly and chaotic debate.
After Iowa and New Hampshire, the race has now moved to South Carolina before the February 20 primary.
Front-runner, Donald Trump, repeatedly tangled with Texas Senator Ted Cruz and former Florida Governor, Jeb Bush, in a series of tense exchanges.
The lively audience repeatedly jeered and booed the candidates who were shouting down and interrupting each other.
