Where Trump Went Wrong at the Debate
Trump's best moment When he effectively made a change argument against Clintonsomething his advisors and the Republican National Committee hoped he'd stick to throughout the night. "Hillary, I'd just ask you this," Trump said. "You've been doing this for 30 years. Why are you just thinking about these solutions right now? For 30 years, you've been doing it, and now you're just starting to think of solutions.", Clinton's best moment Responding to a Donald Trump jab about her absence from the campaign trail in recent days to prepare for the debate, Clinton fired back with a broadside that drew applause from the audience in the debate halland likely struck a chord with voters at hope as even Trump testified to her experience. "I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate," Clinton said. "And, yes, I did. And you know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president. And I think that's a good thing.", Trump's worst moment His meandering answers on policy questions about nuclear and cybersecurity are sure to raise doubts among the Washington elite, while his continued dodge on his tax returns, defense of stop-and-frisk, and defense of his birther comments won't help him expand his base. But among largest group of voterswomenTrump shot himself in the foot as he repeated his charge that Clinton didn't have the "look" of a president. "She doesn't have the look," Trump said. "She doesn't have the stamina. I said she doesn't have the stamina. And I don't believe she does have the stamina. To be president of this country, you need tremendous stamina.", Clinton's worst moment While she managed to sidestep a question on her emails with a concise statement of contrition, but Clinton failed to adequately respond to a sustained Trump assault on her support of international trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Clinton supported but only opposed during her primary fight with Bernie Sanders. "I was against it once it was finally negotiated and the terms were laid out," Clinton said. Lester Holt's best moment The moderator largely stayed out of the debate, but inserted himself to call out a blatant Trump falsehood his denial that he hadn't pushed doubts about Obama's legitimacy after the 2011 release of the president's long-form birth certificate. "I just want to get the answer here," Holt said. "The birth certificate was produced in 2011. You've continued to tell the story and question the president's legitimacy in 2012, '13, '14, '15", It's National Voter Registration Day. Take care of that. Must Reads, Diligent Hillary Clinton Upstages Donald Trump at Crucial Moment, The first debate has clear winner TIME, Donald Trump's Post-Truth Debate, The Republican's misstatements have reshaped the race, TIME's Alex Altman writes, The Presidential Debate Was a Battle of the Sexes, TIME's Charlotte Alter on how gender played on the debate stage, Presidential Debate Spin Room Where The Real Fun Begins, TIME's Sam Frizell reports on the chaos at Hofstra, Sound Off, "She gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem." Donald Trump on Alicia Machado, the former Miss Universe he defended insulting in an interview with Fox and Friends Tuesday morning. He added of the debate, "I thought she was very bad in the first half when they were asking normal questions. and when they were asking bad questions she did better.", "He has a long record of engaging in racist behavior." Hillary Clinton using the R' word for Trump in the debate. Bits and Bites, What You Missed While Not Watching the First 2016 Presidential Debate TIME, Joe Klein Hillary Clinton Was Tough and Disciplined at the Debate TIME, Trump, Clinton deny their own words in debate Associated Press, Donald Trump's Missed Opportunity on Race TIME, Read a Transcript of the First Presidential Debate Between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump TIME, The First Presidential Debate That Needed a Second Screen TIME, Who Is Alicia Machado? She Says Donald Trump Called Her Miss Piggy' TIME, Lester Holt stays out of the way Politico, Donald Trump Gives Hillary Clinton a C+ Grade for Debate Performance TIME, Taliban Watches Clinton, Trump Debate from Secret Afghanistan Location NBC