Clinton wins contentious first US presidential debate
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton have clashed in their first presidential debate. The heated contest covered topics ranging from trade to race relations and cyber security.
US presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off on Monday night in their first televised debate. After two hours of sparring over the economy, terrorism, and crime, multiple polls suggested that the public saw Clinton as the clear winner of the evening.
Clinton slams 'Trumped up' economic policy
The debate, moderated by NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, began civilly enough. When asked about their plans for America's economic future, Republican candidate Trump focused on the threat of immigration: "We have to stop our jobs being stolen from us."
Democrat Clinton, on the other hand, offered more concrete solutions by suggesting investing in "Innovation, new technology. Have to make the economy fairer, starting with raising minimum wage and equal pay." She added that "closing tax loopholes and making the rich pay their fair share of taxes" could help finance policies to ease the financial burden of American workers, such as eased sick pay and paid family leave.
Trump retorted that Clinton was targeting the wealthy, who he believed to be job-creators.
"You've been doing this for 30 years, why are you just thinking about solutions now?" the Republican candidate asked his rival, to which she responded that her record made it clear she had been working on the issue for some time.
She also criticized Trump for believe in trickle down economics, which she pointed out has not been proven to viably lift up the lower and middle classes, as its proponents promise. She slammed what she called "Trumped up" financial policies. The pair also clashed over trade policies, with Trump calling NAFTA one of the worst trade deals in history, while Clinton reminded him that she condemned it after it was finalized.
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