On the evening of September 26, Hillary Clinton appeared at the first live debate between US presidential candidates.

On the evening of September 26, Donald Trump criticized Hillary Clinton for having to postpone her election campaign to spend time preparing for the first direct debate between US presidential candidates.

`I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate,` Clinton responded to Mr. Trump’s comment.

According to CNN, the above eloquent rebuttal did not come out of nowhere.

The strongest counterattack that Mrs. Clinton launched was probably when the former US Secretary of State mentioned the fact that Mr. Trump once called former Miss Universe USA Alicia Machado `Miss Pig` as an example of his racist views.

Mr. Trump seemed to be forced into a corner, constantly shaking his head and asking: `Where did you get her?`.

Immediately afterward, the Clinton campaign released a video about Machado’s story.

Clinton criticized Trump for calling women pigs

According to close aides of the Democratic presidential candidate, Mrs. Clinton spent many days and put great effort into preparing for this important event.

Ron Klain, who advised US President Barack Obama, also participated in mock debate sessions with Mrs. Clinton.

Philippe Reines, a longtime advisor to the former US Secretary of State, plays Donald Trump.

Reines did not intentionally imitate Mr. Trump’s voice, but some aides said his performance was so excellent that Mrs. Clinton herself was surprised.

When the debate ended, the former US Secretary of State had to exclaim that everything was `just like Philippe acted`.

Key moments in the Trump – Clinton debate

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