Trump vows to ‘hit Clinton harder’ in next presidential debate
HEMPSTEAD — Republican Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to hit rival Democrat Hillary Clinton harder in the next US presidential debate after she put him on the defensive by accusing him of being racist, sexist and a tax dodger during their first matchup.Clinton blasted Trump again the day after a forceful performance in the first of three scheduled presidential debates ahead of the November 8 election.The New York real estate mogul, she said, "was making charges and claims that were demonstrably untrue, offering opinions that I think a lot of people would find offensive and off-putting".Trump, making his first run for public office, praised himself for not attacking Clinton about the marital infidelity of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, during the debate at Hofstra University but said in a Tuesday morning interview with Fox News that he may take up the attack line going forward."I may hit her harder in certain ways," Trump said in a telephone interview with television show...
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