Once again, Donald Trump was missing from the stage during the third debate between the GOP candidates, hosted by NBC News in Miami, Florida.
But the former president still loomed large and was critised multiple times by his rivals.
As Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy faced off once more they were asked why they should win the presidency, not Mr Trump.
Watch what they had to say about the four-times indicted Republican frontrunner.