Third and Final Presidential Debate: Now We Wait
The Presidential Debates finally came to an end on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. The United States Presidential Election takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The only thing left to do is wait and see what happens.
The format for the third presidential debate was identical to the first. The debate was divided into six timed segments of about 15 minutes each, a 90 minute period. Chris Wallace, Fox News Sunday’s anchor, was the moderator for the third and final presidential debate. Some topics that were discussed, according to Politico, were the Supreme Court, the economy, debt and entitlements, immigration, and the candidates’ fitness to be president. These topics served as jumping-off points for Wallace’s questions.
The night started off with the question on the Supreme Court. The question was directed to both candidates, but Clinton answered first. Clinton feels the Supreme Court should stand next to the American people, not next to powerful corporations and the wealthy. On the other hand, Trump believes America needs a Supreme Court that will uphold all the amendments, including the Second Amendment. He would appoint justices that will be pro-life and will interpret the Constitution the way it was meant to be interpreted.
Immigration was another topic discussed during the debates. Trump believes the United States needs stronger southern borders; he wants to build a wall that will secure the southern borders. However, Clinton has a different vision. She believes resources should be spent on getting rid of violent people. If they need to be deported, they should be. According to The Washington Post, Clinton would introduce a “comprehensive immigration reform, within the first 100 days, with the path to citizenship.”
In the last segment of the debate, Trump admitted that if he loses, he won’t accept the results of the election. Trump once again put Republicans in a bad position. On the other hand, Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, will accept the outcome regardless of the results.
With just a few minutes left in the debate, Trump interrupted Clinton, leaning into the mic and saying, “Such a nasty woman.” According to CNN, Wallace had to quiet down the crowd after Trump’s infamous comment: “nobody has more respect for women than I do.”
Recently, Trump has been accused of acting inappropriately around multiple women, but he says all these stories are made up. Also, Clinton still refuses to talk about her deleted e-mails. So, as America takes in all this information, accusations, and unanswered questions, who will America vote for on Tuesday, Nov. 8?
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