2nd Congressional District candidates talk Trump, security

2nd Congressional District candidates talk Trump, security

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Democratic candidate for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District says she considers “the person in our White House” to be the biggest threat to national security.

Shireen Ghorbani did not reference President Donald Trump by name at a Monday debate in St. George with Republican incumbent Rep. Chris Stewart.

The debate was briefly interrupted by a man who yelled “Vaccine cause autism,” into Stewart’s mic. The man was reportedly escorted out by police and arrested.

Stewart denies that Trump is a threat.

He says he supports most of Trump’s policies, but isn’t afraid to challenge the president on things such as family separation at the border and imposing tariffs on foreign imports.

The candidates both agreed that the ballooning national debt is a major concern, but differed on how they would tackle it.