Donald Trump, a Failed Bully in his Debate with Clinton
When Holt asked about relations between minorities and the police, Trump responded with a blanket statement about African-American and Hispanic neighborhoods being places of great danger, saying, “You walk down the street, you get shot”—proof that, among other things, he hasn’t been to Brooklyn or Queens in a while.
.. Some of the praise is partisan and laughable, like Newt Gingrich’s declaration, on Fox News, that Trump had won “a great historic victory.”
.. But it would be a mistake to think of Clinton’s strong performance as a blowout. Especially at the beginning of the debate, Trump spoke about trade and industrial decline in stark terms that will resonate with many voters who don’t live in New York’s boroughs.
.. Clinton took some risks that paid off, waiting until almost the end to quote ugly things that Trump had called women (pigs, slobs, dogs), knowing that he had threatened to respond to that line of argument by talking about Bill Clinton’s misbehavior with women.
.. She made him acknowledge her experience and her preparation.