Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:15 pm
Hillary Clinton got Donald Trump to crack within ten minutes of the beginning of the debate by calling out his lie that he got a small loan from his father.
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Clinton got in this little dig at Trump’s false claim that he built his own business while talking about job creation, “Donald’s been very fortunate in his life, and that’s to his benefit. He started his business with $14 million borrowed from his father.”
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Trump couldn’t resist responding, “Let me say one thing before I start on that. My father gave me a very small loan in 1975.”
It didn’t take long for Donald Trump to break apart. The Republican nominee can’t keep it together. He was shouting within moments of the beginning of the debate, and it is clear that Trump’s debate prep was clearly about winging it.
Trump is already off his moorings, and this is not going well for the Republican Party.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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