Trump, Clinton trade babs on charity

Trump, Clinton trade babs on charity

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton attacked each other’s charity foundations during the third presidential debate on Thursday, October 20 hurling accusations of fraud and financial misappropriation.

Republican nominee Trump called the Clinton Foundation a “criminal enterprise” while Democrat Clinton said that the Trump Foundation’s activities are being kept hidden by Trump’s failure to release his tax returns.

Clinton has faced accusations that she did favors as secretary of state for high-dollar donors to her family’s Clinton Foundation.

Trump, on the other hand, has faced scrutiny over exaggerated claims of charitable giving and the misuse of contributions.

During a fiery debate in which Trump sought to claw back ground that he has lost in the polls after accusations that he groped several women, the New York billionaire accused Clinton of hypocrisy.

The Clinton Foundation, he said, had taken money from countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar that violate human rights.

“So I’d like to ask you right now, why don’t you give back the money that you’ve taken from certain countries that treat certain groups of people so horribly? Why don’t you give back the money? I think it would be a great gesture,” said Trump.

After Trump defended himself against accusations that he used donations to pay off legal fees, Clinton said it was impossible to know the truth due to Trump’s unwillingness to release his tax returns.

“He is the first candidate ever to run for president in the last 40 plus years who has not released his tax returns. So everything he says about charity or anything else , we can’t prove it,” said Clinton.

The two presidential rivals had a tough but issues-based exchanges on abortion, gun rights and immigration during the 90-minute showdown, but occasionally reacted angrily.

Clinton said she would raise taxes on the wealthy to help fund the U.S. government’s Social Security retirement program, but suggested Trump might try to find a way out of paying the higher taxes.

“Such a nasty woman,” Trump said.

Trump needs a strong performance in the debate to sway the dwindling number of Americans who are still undecided about which way to vote in the Nov. 8 election.

He has taken a beating in the polls after groping accusations that followed the damaging release of video that showed the then Reality TV star making lewd comments about women.

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