All eyes were on Donald Trump and he didn’t disappoint.<br /><br /> The billionaire businessman refused to rule out running as an independent for the White House and bristled at questions about his attitudes to women – leaving rivals struggling for attention in Thursday’s first Republican presidential debate.<br /><br /> He blasted the nuclear deal with Iran, which failed to secure the release of US prisoners jailed by Tehran.<br /><br /> “With Iran, we are making a deal, you would say: ‘We want him…We want our prisoners. We want all these things and we don’t get anything.’ <br /><br /> “I’ll tell you what, if Iran was a stock, you folks should go out and buy it right now because you’ll quadruple… What is happening in Iran is a disgrace and it is going to lead to destruction in large portions of the world.”<br /><br /> Despite the efforts of Trump, an early-frontrunner in the Republican race, no-one emerged the clear winner from the televised debate in Cleveland, Ohio. <br /><br /> Pundits however picked their favourites in the feisty showdown
