The 2016 presidential election cycle featured former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, and businessman Donald Trump, the Republican nominee. The first debate was a 90minute discussion broken up into six 15minute segments that touched on a variety of topics. Moderated by Lester Holt of NBC, it took place on September 26, 2016, in Hempstead, New York,.

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