Fight night: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton get personal in presidential debate - Who won?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump held their first
face-to-face debate overnight in a 90-minute event that could be crucial
in the race for the White House.
They clashed at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, as the polls show it is currently very close.
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However, this morning pundits are saying they believe Clinton won the first debate by a significant margin.
Mrs Clinton fielded the first debate question from host Lester Holt,
who asked about her plan to create better jobs for American workers.They clashed at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, as the polls show it is currently very close.
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However, this morning pundits are saying they believe Clinton won the first debate by a significant margin.
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(R-L) Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Rudy Giuliani look on before the start of the first presidential debate |
She said Mr Trump ‘really believes the more you help wealthy people, the better off we’ll be’ and criticised her opponent’s aggressive stance on trade, saying the US is ‘5% of the world population’ and that means having to trade with the other 95% of the world.
Mr Trump kicked off the debate by touting his plan to create jobs and claiming that Mexico and other countries are ‘stealing them’.
He said: ‘Our jobs are fleeing the country, they’re going to Mexico and many other countries.’
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Former President Bill Clinton listens during the presidential debate |
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