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US Election: Blow by blow update of Hillary vs Trump first presidential debate

Hillary Clinton Vs Donald Trump first presidential debate

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump began their first-ever presidential debate in New York on Monday night.

Democrat Clinton and Republican Trump will go head to head for 90 minutes at the Hofstra University on Long Island, New York, CNN reported.

This is first of the three presidential debates.

Here are the live updates:

8.10 am: Islamic State could not have formed if we had taken the oil. This country can’t afford to have another 4 years of that kind of experience: Donald Trump

“When Donald Trump spends 11 hours testifying in front of a congressional committee, he can talk to me about stamina.” —Hillary #debatenight

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

8.10 am: There are so many different things you have to do and I do not think Hillary has the stamina: Donald Trump

8.08 am: The deal with Iran will lead to nuclear problems: Trump

8.06 am: China needs to deal with North Korea nuclear threat: Donald Trump

8.05 am: I would certainly not strike first: Trump on Nuclear Strike

8.04 am: A man who gets provoked by a tweet should not have his hands anywhere near nuclear codes: Hillary Clinton

8.03 am: Nuclear weapons are the greatest threat to the world, not global warming: Trump

Donald Trump’s “cavalier attitude about nuclear weapons is so deeply troubling.” #DebateNight https://t.co/z66rUZz31J

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

8 am: My strongest asset is my temperament, I have a winning temperament: Donald Trump

7.57 am: Trump inviting Russia to hack was ‘unacceptable’: Hillary Clinton

7.56 am: Idea that I supported Iraq war is media nonsense: Trump

7.55 am: Working with Middle-East for many years and it is still a total mess: Donald Trump

7.54 am: Need to work with Muslim communities at home and abroad, not alienate them: Hillary Clinton

7.53 am: Islamic State could not have formed if we had taken the oil: Donald Trump

7.52 am: Clinton, Obama created power vacuum in Iraq, helping IS: Trump

7.50 am: We have to intensify our air strikes against ISIS: Hillary

7.46 am: We will defend our country. And the Russians need to know that: Hillary

7.45 am: We are not doing the job we should be doing on cyber security, cyber warfare: Trump

7.45 am: Islamic State ‘beating us at our own game’ on Internet: Trump

7.45 am: Do not know if Russia hacked DNC, could be others:  Donald Trump

7.44 am: Trump inviting Russia to hack was ‘unacceptable’: Hillary

7.41 am: Cyber security or warfare will be one of the biggest challenges facing the next President: Hillary Clinton

7:40 am: You treated Obama with terrible disrespect and I watch the way you talk now about how lovely everything is. Doesn’t work that way: Trump

When a man is sued for discriminating against black tenants & pushes birtherism, he’s giving you an idea of what kind of president he’d be.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

7.37 am: I did a great service to the country by getting Barack Obama to produce his birth certificate: Donald Trump

“Trump just criticized me for preparing for this debate. You know what else I prepared for? Being president.” #DebateNight

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

President Obama was born in the United States. He’s American. Trump only has one reason for refusing to admit it. #debatenight

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

7.34 am: Don’t think Trump will ever release his tax returns; may be hiding something: Hillary Clinton

7.33 am: Black community has been ‘let down’ by politicians: Trump

A Clinton economy = more taxes and more spending! #DebateNight pic.twitter.com/oFlaAhrwe5

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2016

The fact that Trump’s answer to a question about racial injustice is just “we need law and order” pretty much says it all. #debatenight

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

7.30 am: Guns have to be taken away from bad people who shouldn’t have them: Hillary Clinton

7.26 am: We need to have ‘law & order’. We have gangs roaming the streets; many are illegal immigrants. You need more police, better community relationships: Trump

 

The fact that Trump’s answer to a question about racial injustice is just “we need law and order” pretty much says it all. #debatenight

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

Paying zero in taxes doesn’t make you “smart.”

It makes you a tax evader. https://t.co/g9nQkSRvTB

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

No wonder Donald Trump is hiding his tax returns. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/gcvsadMwHJ

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016

7.17 am: It is about time that this country is run by someone who knows about money. Our country has tremendous problems: Trump

7.16 am: Reports show Trump owes millions to Wall St, foreign banks: Hillary

7.14 am: Will release tax returns when Clinton releases her e-mails: Donald Trump

7. 11 am: Maybe you haven’t paid any of your federal taxes: Hillary Clinton

7. 10 am: It is about time that this country is run by someone who knows about money. Our country has tremendous problems: Donald Trump

7.06 am: Trump’s plan will lead to trickle-down economics all over again: Hillary Clinton

7.05 am: Federal Reserve not doing its job, is too political: Donald Trump

7.00 am: You have regulations on top of regulations and new companies cant form and old companies are going out of business: Donald Trump

6.56 am: We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us: Donald Trump

6.55 am: Your husband signed NAFTA which was the worst decision: Donald Trump

6.53 am: US energy policies are a ‘disaster’: Trump

6.52 am: We can step up and confront climate change, save our planet, and invest in clean energy. Or, we can do nothing: Hillary

6.50 am: Trump really believes the more you help wealthy people the better off we will be: Hillary

6.50 am: Donald Trump’s plan will lead to trickle-down economics all over again.. I call it ‘trumped-up trickle down’: Hillary Clinton

6.47 am: I will be reducing taxes tremendously: Trump

6.44 am: We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us: Donald Trump

6.43 am: Wealthy need to pay their fair share: Hillary Clinton

6.40 am: We have to build an economy that works for everyone, not just for those at the top: Hillary Clinton

6. 40 am: First Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump begins