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'Nasty woman': Donald Trump lashes out at Hillary Clinton during final debate despite claims of 'respecting women' | 'Nasty woman': Donald Trump lashes out at Hillary Clinton during final debate despite claims of 'respecting women' |
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As Hillary Clinton spoke during the final presidential debate, her opponent interrupted multiple times. But Donald Trump stooped to new lows when he called the former Secretary of State a “nasty woman”. | As Hillary Clinton spoke during the final presidential debate, her opponent interrupted multiple times. But Donald Trump stooped to new lows when he called the former Secretary of State a “nasty woman”. |
Mr Trump has struggled to earn the favour of female voters – some 53 per cent of the electorate. Despite his insistence that “nobody has more respect for women than Donald Trump”, his braggadocios remarks about sexual assault, accompanied by at least a dozen accusers, continue to harm his appeal among women in the US. | Mr Trump has struggled to earn the favour of female voters – some 53 per cent of the electorate. Despite his insistence that “nobody has more respect for women than Donald Trump”, his braggadocios remarks about sexual assault, accompanied by at least a dozen accusers, continue to harm his appeal among women in the US. |
And this new insult will likely cost him more of the woman vote. | |
While Ms Clinton talked about raising taxes on the wealthy as part of entitlement initiatives to help less fortunate Americans, she took a swipe at Mr Trump for his apparent history of dodging the IRS. | While Ms Clinton talked about raising taxes on the wealthy as part of entitlement initiatives to help less fortunate Americans, she took a swipe at Mr Trump for his apparent history of dodging the IRS. |
“That’s part of my commitment to raise taxes on the wealthy,” she said. “My social security payroll contribution will go up, as will Donald’s – assuming he can’t figure out how to get out of it – but what we want to do is replenish the—” | “That’s part of my commitment to raise taxes on the wealthy,” she said. “My social security payroll contribution will go up, as will Donald’s – assuming he can’t figure out how to get out of it – but what we want to do is replenish the—” |
“Such a nasty woman,” Mr Trump said, after a moment of pause as he appeared to think about what to say. | “Such a nasty woman,” Mr Trump said, after a moment of pause as he appeared to think about what to say. |
Ms Clinton did not respond to the interruption and continued with her answer. | Ms Clinton did not respond to the interruption and continued with her answer. |
In the second debate, Mr Trump referred to Ms Clinton as "the Devil" with "tremendous hate in her heart", making his attacks against his opponent personal rather than about her qualifications. | In the second debate, Mr Trump referred to Ms Clinton as "the Devil" with "tremendous hate in her heart", making his attacks against his opponent personal rather than about her qualifications. |
But he also asserted that he would imprison the Democratic nominee should he be elected president in one of his numerous interruptions. | But he also asserted that he would imprison the Democratic nominee should he be elected president in one of his numerous interruptions. |
"It’s just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law of our country," Ms Clinton said. | "It’s just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law of our country," Ms Clinton said. |
Mr Trump quipped: "Because you'd be in jail." | Mr Trump quipped: "Because you'd be in jail." |