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A Fool's Folly: Donny T's Big Bad Night
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Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, September 26, 2016. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times) In the annals of debate lore, what happened at Hofstra on Monday night will be remembered far more for the spectacle than the substance. As the evening wore on, Trump crumbled slowly but surely into vehement incoherence while Clinton smiled her Cheshire Cat smile and baited the hook.
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