Trump vs. Clinton: Her jabs put him on the defensive in first debate

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Donald Trump unrelentingly blamed the nation’s chronic problems on “typical politician” Hillary Clinton, yet he found himself mostly on the defensive in their first debate here Monday night as she denounced him for racial insensitivity, hiding potential conflicts of interest and “stiffing” those who helped build his business empire.

After circling each other for months, Clinton and Trump finally took the stage together for the first time, and each tried in a series of combative, acrimonious exchanges to discredit the other.

Trump, the Republican nominee, spent much of the evening explaining himself — over his temperament, treatment of women and minorities, business practices and readiness to be commander in chief, as well as over his long perpetuation of a falsehood about Barack Obama’s birthplace to delegitimize his presidency.

“He has a long record of engaging in racist behavior, and the birther lie was a very hurtful one,” said Clinton, the Democratic nominee. “Barack Obama is a man of great dignity, and I could tell how much it bothered him and annoyed him that this was being touted and used against him.”

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[SunSeeker]

1. He fell apart like a cheap suit. nt

[ffr]

2. I think he would have been happier if the debate lasted for 30 minutes.

That was really tiring for that old overweight man. He didn't look good, maybe even wobbly. Probably why he couldn't complete coherent sentences half way in to the end. What a freakin disaster he was tonight.

He did real damage to his campaign tonight. Hillary scored as more personable and knowledgeable, as one would expect from an experienced Secretary of State.

[truthisfreedom]

3. I wish there would have been some serious questions presented. Something intellectual.

Something that would have let Secretary Clinton demonstrate that devastating brainpower. Sigh.

[dawn frenzy adams]

4. Bingo!

Indeed, the debate questions centered around talking points that have been around for 2 years. If Trump would have to answer a simple question like, what are the 3 branches of government, he would have failed miserably. He knows nothing about the function of government.