5 dangerous moves Clinton can make to wait for Trump in round 2

Allegations of business fraud, mistreatment of workers and loud statements about deporting immigrants are likely to be the topics that Mrs. Clinton will use to attack Trump in the next debate.

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump at the first debate on September 26. Photo: Reuters

The first debate between the two presidential candidates ended with the advantage being assessed as leaning towards former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party.

Although she gained the initiative by focusing on two weaknesses of billionaire Trump: suspected tax fraud and sexist attitude, Mrs. Clinton is said to be still on the defensive, not launching the most powerful attacks against her opponent in the somewhat exploratory round just passed, according to The Daily Beast.

Commentator Michel Tomasky said that in the second debate taking place on October 9, the female Democratic candidate will certainly focus on the weak points that have greatly affected the reputation of the real estate tycoon.

Trump University

The New York billionaire’s university program has long faced accusations of “fraud.” Although advertised as a program that teaches career experiences to succeed in the construction industry, Trump University’s operations have been accused of misleading students. Critics have cited evidence that the program has charged exorbitant tuition fees while failing to attract the celebrity instructors it initially promised.

In addition, a large body of evidence has been released to the public showing that staff working at the university were instructed to lie to students.

Trump Foundation

The real estate tycoon’s private charity fund has also been denounced by several major US newspapers, such as the Washington Post, as a fake company. It is very possible that Mrs. Clinton has in her hands and released information exposing Mr. Trump’s illicit relationship with some individuals who finance this fund.

But even without new information, the scandals surrounding the fund are serious enough to make it difficult for billionaire Trump in the upcoming debate.

Strong statement on deporting immigrants

When Mr. Trump accused illegal immigrants of causing law and order disorder, both journalist Lester Holt, the debate moderator, and Mrs. Clinton seemed to miss the opportunity to ask the question that the real estate billionaire will have a hard time answering: "How can you create a huge police force to arrest and deport 12 million immigrants?"

Certainly, in the two upcoming debates, the former US Secretary of State cannot miss this opportunity again.

worker abuse

According to Tomasky, Mrs. Clinton also has not focused on the allegations related to Mr. Trump's signs of mistreatment of workers, especially young women who are working illegally in some of his companies.

According to an investigative report in Mother Jones magazine, these women not only worked without contracts but were also treated poorly.

Accordingly, if Mrs. Clinton gave the testimony of only one woman in the report, that would be enough for female voters, and even male voters watching the next debate, to not be able to help but develop animosity toward the Republican candidate.

Small businesses acquired by Trump

In the first debate, Mrs. Clinton was considered very smart and perceptive when using Mr. Trump's statements about former beauty queen Alicia Machado to denounce the real estate tycoon's sexist attitude.

Next time, the former US Secretary of State may continue to be able to cite the accusations of one of the small business leaders taken over by Trump.

This tactic is similar to how Republican Senator John McCain used a worker nicknamed "Joe the Plumber" as a victim to attack Democratic candidate Barack Obama's tax policies during a 2008 debate.

"These are just five of many topics. I believe the Clinton campaign is working hard to synthesize the most important issues. They will certainly be powerful attacks on Mr. Trump," Tomasky said.

According to VNE