Presidential Debate Highlights 2016: Best Video Clips, Questions And Insults From Trump And Clinton

Well, that was something. The second presidential debate Sunday between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was pure fireworks.
Trump, who has often been brash during his attempt to win the White House, was especially direct in his critiques of his opponent and the moderators, CNN's Anderson Cooper and ABC News' Martha Raddatz. At one point, claiming the debate was unfair to him, Trump said the event was "one on three."
Trump, as promised, brought up Bill Clinton and allegations from women who said they were sexually harassed by the former president. "Bill Clinton is far worse, mine are words, his was action," Trump said, alluding to a recent video that showed him making jokes about sexual assaulting women in 2005.
Here are some of the other most talked about moments from the debate:
Spouses of the candidates, Bill Clinton and Melania Trump, both of whom have been pulled into campaign scandals, shook hands before the debate.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's families shake hands before the debate https://t.co/FysMjU2Qq4 #debates pic.twitter.com/wkn3g70dMn
— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016
In a sign of the recent tone of the election, the nominees avoided shaking hands.
Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton are introduced at the second presidential debate. They did not shake hands. https://t.co/9OuT5kUsvD
— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016
Clinton laid out her vision for the country in her opening statement.
.@HillaryClinton: "Our country really is great because we're good. We are going to respect one another." pic.twitter.com/p98iYqvXKA
— POLITICO (@politico) October 10, 2016
Trump talked about a recent tape in which he talked about about touching women's genitalia without consent.
Donald Trump on #TrumpTapes: "This was locker room talk, I'm not proud of it..." #Debate https://t.co/dx68IpQrSb https://t.co/TKpjN0HklA
— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump: "Nobody has more respect for women than I do." pic.twitter.com/AFs9lo5b01
— POLITICO (@politico) October 10, 2016
Clinton responded to the Trump video, saying it was one of many troubling statements Trump has made.
Clinton on Trump: We have seen him insult women. We've seen him rate women on their appearance" #Debate https://t.co/b62NtvH0uI
— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016
Trump brought up Bill Clinton's past and the Democratic nominee responded by saying she'll take the high road.
Trump: “Bill Clinton was abusive to women.” Latest updates: https://t.co/f6tCHdLkzn #debate #Decision2016 https://t.co/HhwA4c9K5W
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2016
"Bill Clinton is far worse, mine are words, his was action"- @realDonaldTrump #debate https://t.co/ks93KZRotd https://t.co/BDM9GJkxzZ
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 10, 2016
Clinton fires back at Trump: "When they go low, you go high" https://t.co/f6tCHdLkzn #debate #Decision2016 https://t.co/lyyQ12BnIu
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2016
Trump claimed that if he becomes president, he'll get his attorney general to "look into" Hillary Clinton.
Trump to Clinton on emails: "If I win I'm going to instruct my Attorney General" to "look into your situation" https://t.co/ijXcJdU7Qe
— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016
Trump, addressing a question from a Muslim voter on Islamophobia, said he would fight terrorism.
Trump calls on Clinton to acknowledge label of "radical Islamic terror" https://t.co/f6tCHdLkzn #debate https://t.co/SyAzA71yBD
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2016
Clinton defended her private speeches to Wall Street, which were made public Friday by WikiLeaks.
Clinton defends private stances from Wall Street speeches. Latest: https://t.co/f6tCHdLkzn #debate #Decision2016 https://t.co/77mnIxMOTY
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2016
Trump talked about undocumented immigrants, calling some "murderers and very bad people."
Trump on illegal immigrants who’ve committed crimes: "I'm gonna force them right back into their country." #debate https://t.co/ckJSkW2zBI
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2016
Clinton claimed Russia is pushing for Trump to win the election.
Clinton: Russia "has decided who they want to see become president of the United States, and it's not me." #debate https://t.co/XyjmU0WNog
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2016
Trump disagreed with his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, on his stance on Syria.
Trump disagrees with running mate Mike Pence on striking Assad regime. Latest here: https://t.co/f6tCHdLkzn #debate https://t.co/4I6DYQrUFD
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2016
Trump said he doesn't know anything about Russia's inner workings.
Trump: "I don't know Putin. I know nothing about Russia. I know Russia, but I don't know the inner workings." pic.twitter.com/UnvT1IK91Y
— POLITICO (@politico) October 10, 2016
At the end of the debate, responding to a voter question, the candidates talked about one thing they admired about their opponent. Clinton referenced Trump's children, while Trump talked about Clinton not giving up.
Asked to name something positive about one other, Clinton says "his children"; Trump says "she's a fighter" #debate https://t.co/Rmx8kXRW6E
— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016
Heading into the debate Sunday, the Republican ticket was in disarray, having it's worst week in a campaign that's largely been defined by controversy. A tape from 2005 revealed an extremely lewd conversation between Trump and TV host Billy Bush. Trump told Bush about his failed attempts to have sex with a married woman and then described what seemed like sexual assault.
"You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait," he said to Bush. "And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab them by the p---y. You can do anything."
The comments appeared to be the final straw for many GOP leaders, some of whom were slow to climb aboard the Trump Train in the first place. A long list of party leaders pulled their support from Trump over the weekend. But amid calls from Republicans for Trump to step aside, the GOP nominee said he would not drop out.
Heading into the second debate, Clinton led Trump in the polls by a somewhat narrow margin. The Democratic nominee was up by 4.6 percentage points, according to the Real Clear Politics average of polls. The polls-only forecast from data-driven website FiveThirtyEight gave Clinton an about 81 percent chance of winning the election.
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