After spending much of Monday night on the defensive, the GOP presidential nominee maintained that his rival did not unnerve him. Trump is effectively tied in many of the battleground states where Clinton had enjoyed comfortable leads. Despite evidence to the contrary, Trump vehemently denied he had supported the Iraq War at the outset, as Clinton had, while Clinton looked on incredulously. Over the weekend Trump had threatened to invite Gennifer Flowers, one of Bill Clinton’s former mistresses, to attend the debate. Clinton accused Trump of postponing the release of his tax returns — something every presidential nominee has done for decades — because he has something to hide.

Source: Washington Post September 27, 2016 03:22 UTC