Donald Trump was on the attack against Hillary Clinton from the outset of the debate while she was cool and dissmisive, turning his words and demeanor back on him amidst concerns he lacks the temperament to be president.
Trump's initial attacks put Clinton on the defensive. She mostly shied away from defending the trade deals Trump criticized forcefully, But in the final two-thirds of the debate, Clinton regained her footing.
Trump pounced on Clinton at the outset, portraying her as an "all talk, no action" career politician who has been around for decades and has not done anything to create jobs and prevent companies from moving overseas.
Clinton fired back by suggesting Trump's policies would favor only the wealthy, and as the debate turned to racial issues, she said Trump had a "long record of engaging in racist behavior."
After initial exchanges of pleasantries, the debate turned fierce as Trump talked about bad trade deals and policies toward Mexico and China that he said had cost jobs, particularly in swing states such as Ohio and Michigan. He noted that, "We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us."
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05.02.2024