SNIFFGATE AND BEAUTY QUEENS
Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton in US Presidential debate – the six things you need to know
From branding a beauty queen Miss Piggy to loud sniffing, we reveal all you need to know
DONALD Trump and Hillary Clinton have clashed in a fiery first debate in the race for the White House.
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Terrorism and security
Both candidates have faced questions about how they would deal with the threat of IS and Trump said last night the terror group were "beating us at our game".
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The Republican hopeful claimed America was "not doing the job we should be doing" on cyber security and accused Clinton of leaking tactics to IS on her campaign website.
He also tore into President Obama's administration for the rise of the terror cell.
The billionaire said: "You're telling the enemy everything you want to do. No wonder you've been fighting Isis your entire life."
Clinton responded by saying Trump had "consistently insulted Muslims abroad, Muslims at home", while people from within the Muslim community would be key to fighting terror.
The Democratic candidate said she is hopeful IS will be eradicated by the end of the year - with taking out its leaders her top priority in office.
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She also took down Trump by bringing up how got irate at a tweet about Iranian sailors supposedly "taunting" their American counterparts.
Clinton blasted:"A man who gets wound up by a tweet should not be in charge of the nuclear button."
Race and 'birther' controversy
During the heated debate, Clinton accused Trump of being racist after he falsely suggested Obama was born abroad.
He changed his mind earlier this month and said the President was born in the US after questioning his citizenship for five years.
Clinton blasted: "He tried to put the whole racist birther lie to bed. But it can't be dismissed that easily.
"He has really started his political activity based on this racist lie that our first black president was not an American citizen. There was absolutely no evidence for it. But he persisted."
She also mentioned tackling the "plague of gun violence", and said it was the leading cause of death among young African-American men.
She said: "Race remains a significant challenge in our country. Unfortunately race still determines too much - where you live, what education you can get, and yes, how you get treated in the criminal justice system.
"We have to bring communities together as a mutual goal. We have to have to tackle the plague of gun violence."
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Trump said many of those involved in gun violence were "illegal immigrants".
He added: "We need law and order. When I look at what's going on... in various parts of our country. We need law and order.
"African Americans and Hispanics are living in hell. In Chicago they've had thousands of shootings. Is this a war-torn country? You walk down the street you get shot.
"We have to bring back law and order. We have gangs - illegal immigrants - who are roaming the streets."
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The pair clashed on "stop and frisk" laws, with Mr Trump claiming a judge's ruling that the practice was unconstitutional was wrong.
Fitness to serve
Clinton's health has been scrutinised in recent weeks after she appeared to collapse at a 9/11 memorial service in New York.
The 68-year-old later revealed she had been diagnosed with pneumonia, but last Friday a video was posted of Clinton looking "cock-eyed" - an early sign of degenerative disease.
Trump questioned whether she had the stamina to be president, saying: "You have so many different things you have to be able to do and I don't believe Hillary has the stamina."
But former Secretary of State Clinton fired back: "As soon as he travels to 112 countries and negotiates a peace deal… he can talk to me about stamina."
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It wasn't just Clinton's health under the micropscope last night - social media appeared to be obsessed with Trump's sniffing.
Many social media users saw Trump’s cold as an opportunity to mock a presidential candidate who has repeatedly called his rival’s health into question.
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Others joked about #Trumpsniff potentially being a way for the billionaire businessman to avoid answering awkward questions.
Some are even hinted the man makes a habit of getting up peoples' noses may have put something up his.
Emails and tax returns
Both candidates have attacked each other on these issues in the run-up to the debate.
Clinton admitted she had made a mistake by using a private email system during her tenure as US secretary of state.
While Trump said he would only disclose his tax affairs if his rival releases the "33,000 emails" deleted from her private server.
His comments prompted cheers from sections of the audience, with moderator Lester Holt having to remind those watching to remain quiet.
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But Clinton fired back: "I think probably he's not that enthusiastic having the rest of our country see what the real reasons are because it must be something really important, even terrible, he's trying to hide."
Jobs and the economy
The first question dealt with Americans' wealth and work, with the two candidates taking different approaches.
Trump attacked the Democrats' record in government - claiming the US had lost jobs to countries such as China and Mexico before promising to revive the economy by lowering taxes, cutting regulation and renegotiating trade deals.
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He repeatedly tore into his rival's husband, former US President Bill Clinton, for the North American Free Trade Agreement that was approved under his administration in the 1990s, saying it was the "single worst deal ever approved".
Trump said: "We have to do a much better job at keeping our jobs. We have to do a much better job at giving companies incentives to build new companies expand.
"Hillary I'll ask you this - you've been doing this for 30 years, why are you just starting to think of solutions now? I will bring back jobs. You can't bring back jobs".
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Clinton replied: "I have thought about this. When I was in the Senate, I had a number of trade deals come before me and I gave them the same test. New jobs with rising incomes."
She described her opponent's proposals to cut taxes for higher earners as "Trumped-up trickle-down" and pledged to achieve gender parity in the workplace and increase taxes for the wealthy.
Sexism and gender
Clinton blasted her rival last night claiming Trump had once said "pregnancy is an inconvenience to employers".
"I never said that," Trump interrupted.
"Who has said women don't deserve equal pay unless they do as good a job as men?" Clinton added.
"I didn't say that," he objected again.
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Clinton also brought up remarks Trump had made about Venezuelan-born Alicia Machado, who won the Miss Universe title in 1996 when Trump owned the pageant.
She said: "He loves beauty contests, supporting them and hanging around them. And he called this woman Miss Piggy, then he called her Miss Housekeeping because she was a Latina.
"Donald, she has a name. Her name is Alicia Machado, and she has become a US citizen and you can bet she's going to vote this November."
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