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| Presidential debate highlights: Watch the key moments from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's third clash | |
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| Donald Trump has refused to say if he will accept the result of the US presidential election if he loses, as he clashed with Hillary Clinton in their final head-to-head debate. | Donald Trump has refused to say if he will accept the result of the US presidential election if he loses, as he clashed with Hillary Clinton in their final head-to-head debate. |
| The candidates squared off at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas for the last time before Americans go to the polls on November 8. | The candidates squared off at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas for the last time before Americans go to the polls on November 8. |
| Republican Mr Trump was questioned about his claims he made ahead of the third debate that the election will be rigged in favour of his Democratic rival. | Republican Mr Trump was questioned about his claims he made ahead of the third debate that the election will be rigged in favour of his Democratic rival. |
| Asked by moderator Chris Wallace if he would accept the election result, Mr Trump replied: “I will tell you at the time. I'll keep you in suspense.” | Asked by moderator Chris Wallace if he would accept the election result, Mr Trump replied: “I will tell you at the time. I'll keep you in suspense.” |
| Mrs Clinton described Mr Trump's remarks as “horrifying”. | Mrs Clinton described Mr Trump's remarks as “horrifying”. |
| “Every time Donald thinks things are not going in his direction, he claims whatever it is is rigged against him,” she said. | “Every time Donald thinks things are not going in his direction, he claims whatever it is is rigged against him,” she said. |
| “There was even at time when he didn't get an Emmy for his TV programme three years in a row and he started tweeting the Emmys were rigged against him.” | “There was even at time when he didn't get an Emmy for his TV programme three years in a row and he started tweeting the Emmys were rigged against him.” |
| In another tense exchange, Mrs Clinton branded Mr Trump a “puppet” of Russian president Vladimir Putin and challenged him to condemn Russia's suspected involvement in the hacking of emails during the election campaign. | In another tense exchange, Mrs Clinton branded Mr Trump a “puppet” of Russian president Vladimir Putin and challenged him to condemn Russia's suspected involvement in the hacking of emails during the election campaign. |
| “I don't know Putin,” Mr Trump said. “He said nice things about me. If we got along well, that would be good. | “I don't know Putin,” Mr Trump said. “He said nice things about me. If we got along well, that would be good. |
| “He has no respect for her. He has no respect for our president. | “He has no respect for her. He has no respect for our president. |
| “We're in very serious trouble. We have a country with tremendous numbers of nuclear warheads ... 1,800 nuclear warheads and she's playing chicken.” | “We're in very serious trouble. We have a country with tremendous numbers of nuclear warheads ... 1,800 nuclear warheads and she's playing chicken.” |
| Mr Clinton responded: “That's because he'd rather have a puppet as president of the United States”. | Mr Clinton responded: “That's because he'd rather have a puppet as president of the United States”. |
| Mr Trump replied: “No, you're the puppet.” | Mr Trump replied: “No, you're the puppet.” |
| The billionaire tycoon also addressed claims he sexually assaulted a number of women, accusing Mrs Clinton's campaign team of creating the “totally false” allegations. | The billionaire tycoon also addressed claims he sexually assaulted a number of women, accusing Mrs Clinton's campaign team of creating the “totally false” allegations. |
| “I didn't even apologise to my wife who is sitting right here because I didn't even do anything,” he added. | “I didn't even apologise to my wife who is sitting right here because I didn't even do anything,” he added. |
| “These women ... I think they either want fame or her campaign did it. And I think it's her campaign.” | “These women ... I think they either want fame or her campaign did it. And I think it's her campaign.” |
| Mrs Clinton said: “Donald thinks belittling women makes him bigger. He goes after their dignity and self-worth.” | Mrs Clinton said: “Donald thinks belittling women makes him bigger. He goes after their dignity and self-worth.” |
| In a repeat of the bitter tone of the first two debates, Mr Trump called Mrs Clinton a “nasty woman” and claimed America would be in “some mess” if she is elected. | In a repeat of the bitter tone of the first two debates, Mr Trump called Mrs Clinton a “nasty woman” and claimed America would be in “some mess” if she is elected. |
| “The only thing you have over me is experience but it's bad experience,” he added. | “The only thing you have over me is experience but it's bad experience,” he added. |
| In a discussion on immigration, Mr Trump said his desire to build a wall on the US-Mexico border was to keep out “bad hombres”. | In a discussion on immigration, Mr Trump said his desire to build a wall on the US-Mexico border was to keep out “bad hombres”. |
| He said: “One of my first acts will be to get all of the drug lords - we have some bad, bad people in this country that have to go out ... We have some bad hombres here and we are going to get them out.” | He said: “One of my first acts will be to get all of the drug lords - we have some bad, bad people in this country that have to go out ... We have some bad hombres here and we are going to get them out.” |
| The two candidates also clashed over the rights of women to have abortion. | The two candidates also clashed over the rights of women to have abortion. |
| Mr Trump said he planned to appoint “pro-life judges” to the Supreme Court and allow individual states to determine whether abortion should be legal. | Mr Trump said he planned to appoint “pro-life judges” to the Supreme Court and allow individual states to determine whether abortion should be legal. |
| Referring to Mrs Clinton, he said: “Based on what she's saying ... you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month, on the final day, and that's unacceptable.” | Referring to Mrs Clinton, he said: “Based on what she's saying ... you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month, on the final day, and that's unacceptable.” |
| Mrs Clinton responded: “That's not what happens in these cases and just using that kind of scare rhetoric is just terribly unfortunate.” | Mrs Clinton responded: “That's not what happens in these cases and just using that kind of scare rhetoric is just terribly unfortunate.” |
| Among the debate audience was US president Barack Obama's half brother Malik, who was a guest of Mr Trump. He had previously told the New York Post be believed the Republican “can make America great again”. | Among the debate audience was US president Barack Obama's half brother Malik, who was a guest of Mr Trump. He had previously told the New York Post be believed the Republican “can make America great again”. |