Republican presidential hopefuls have shared a stage for the first time in the 2024 White House race at an Iowa campaign event.
Chief rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis headlined the Republican party's annual Lincoln Dinner fundraiser.
All 13 candidates were given 10 minutes to speak during the event.
Polls show Mr Trump holds a lead over his rivals even as his legal woes mount.
He told attendees that he was the only candidate who can win next year's election and suggested this was the only reason he faces a raft of criminal and civil charges.
Mr Trump has already insisted he will still run for the White House, even if he is convicted.
There were more than 1,200 people in the huge ballroom - all of whom have an outsize influence on who will be the Republican nominee.
Many said they have a genuinely open mind about who they will vote for, but there was no shortage of Trump stickers among the crowd.
There was no fun to be had watching the different candidates interacting with each other. They each had their own backstage suite which they popped out of to deliver their ten-minute speech. They actually didn't have to see each other at all.
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