Live broadcast of the fierce confrontation between Trump and Clinton

The two candidates running for US president, Clinton and Trump, will participate in the first live debate at 9:00 p.m. ET, or 8:00 a.m. this morning, Hanoi time.

The focus of the debate fell on the themes of America's direction, achieving prosperity for America, and protecting America.

About NATO

"You have to understand, I'm a businessman. I feel like we're protecting them, at least they have to pay us," Trump said of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Clinton mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin

Clinton said she knew "Donald was very complimentary of (Russian President) Vladimir Putin... I was shocked that Donald publicly invited Putin to hack Americans," referring to Trump's call for hackers to find her deleted emails.

Trump mentions "super predators"

"I think that's a horrible thing to say," Trump said, referring to Clinton's use of the term "super predators" years ago to describe young black men. Clinton, in a debate with Democrat Bernie Sanders earlier this year, said she should not have used the phrase and would never do it again.

Trump continues to defend the "stop and frisk" policy.

Clinton did not directly respond to the “super predator” comment. “There should be no objection to respecting the rights of these young people,” she said, and went on to point out that “stop and frisk” has not worked in New York.

Clinton strikes back

Referring to his two campaign stops in Philadelphia and Detroit, Trump criticized Clinton for staying home to rest while he was still campaigning.

However, Mrs. Clinton responded deftly. "I think Donald just criticized me for taking the time to prepare for this debate. Well, yes, I did. And you know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president."

Clinton attacks Trump. Trump sighs.

"What's really unfortunate is that he paints such a negative picture of the black community in our country," Clinton said of the race issue.

Mr. Trump sighed loudly and made a face of disbelief.

"Black businesses provide jobs for so many people, they provide opportunities for so many working families to secure the future of our children," said Mrs. Clinton.

Clinton also responded to the law and order theme. "We have to make sure our citizens are safe. There are good ways to do it, and there are bad ways to do it. It's unconstitutional to ask someone to stand down and search for weapons. And it doesn't work."

Trump, Clinton address race issue

Host Holt asked Trump and Clinton about the Black Lives Matter movement, fighting inequality, and police shootings of African Americans.

"People need to be respected by the law and they need to respect the law," Clinton said, noting that gun control helps end violence involving these weapons.

Trump said Clinton should not have mentioned the words "law and order" and should bring back the "stop and frisk" policy, which allows security personnel to determine whether a person is carrying a weapon.

Holt asked Trump about the "stop and frisk" policy being ruled unconstitutional in New York. Trump called the ruling "very anti-police," but the new mayor did not object.

“There is a perception that it is a form of racism,” Holt said.

"No, the point is we have to take guns away from bad guys," Trump replied.

Blame Hillary Clinton for the Rise of ISIS

Mr Trump said the former US secretary of state was responsible for the rise of the Islamic State (IS). "She fought IS her entire adult life," he said.

In fact, Mrs. Clinton is 68 years old. IS only emerged in 2009, although it has its roots in the Sunni al-Qaeda terrorist group in Iraq, which was founded in 2004.

"Disadvantaged" because of Donald Trump

“Probably because you haven’t paid any federal income taxes in years,” Clinton said, to applause. “I’ve met a lot of people who have been hurt by your business, people you refuse to pay, Donald.”

She said there was an architect in the audience who was not paid by Mr. Trump.

Trump replied: "Maybe he's not doing a good job."

Trump agitates about TPP

Donald Trump appeared agitated, raised his voice and interrupted Hillary Clinton while she was speaking.

Mrs Clinton argued that trade was not a complete economic policy. Mr Trump attacked her for supporting the TPP trade deal and then opposing it when it was nearing completion.

“You call that the gold standard?” Mr. Trump said.

“Donald, I know you are living in your own reality,” Clinton replied, trying to explain her TPP inconsistency.

Photo: Reuters

Clinton talks about email

Clinton responds to Trump's attack on her use of personal email while she was US secretary of state.

“I make no excuses,” she said. “I will take responsibility for this.”

A group of Donald Trump supporters watch the debate in Ohio. Photo: Reuters

Clinton supporters outside Hofstra University, New York. Photo: Reuters

Taxes and Email

Trump on personal tax records: "I will release my tax records, against the wishes of my personal attorney, when she releases 33,000 deleted emails."

Clinton suggested that Trump may not be as rich as he claims or that he does not pay federal taxes.

"He's hiding something," Clinton said.

Arguing about agreements

Clinton and Trump debated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed by former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton's husband.

Trump: "Your husband signed NAFTA and it was the worst trade deal ever signed. And now you want to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership TPP... It will be just as bad as NAFTA...".

Clinton: "Donald, you are living in your own reality."

Trump: "She doesn't have any plans."

Former President Bill Clinton and his daughter chat while watching the debate. Photo: Reuters

Climate change is a "hoax"

Mrs. Clinton recalled that Mr. Trump once said "climate change is a hoax created by China".

Mr. Trump responded: "I did not say that" although he mentioned this in a Twitter post in 2012.

Hillary talks about the housing crisis

Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump for previous statements that he supported the collapse of the housing market.

Mrs. Clinton. Photo: Reuters

However, the New York billionaire intervened and justified that "it's part of the business".

Mrs. Clinton continued to mention the lack of jobs in the US and affirmed that she would focus on the work that needs to be done to improve the situation. She said that 9 million people have lost their jobs, 5 million people have lost their homes and 13 trillion USD has been lost in the crisis.

Mr. Trump. Photo: Reuters

The two candidates enter the debate. Photo: Reuters

The Trump family watched the debate in the front row. Photo: Reuters

Clinton, Trump debate plans to grow US economy.

Donald Trump opened the debate by accusing China of devaluing its currency and costing American jobs.

“Under my plan, taxes would go from 35% to 15%,” Mr. Trump said.

The two candidates shook hands before the debate. Photo: Reuters

The two candidates shook hands before the debate. Photo: Reuters

The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates selected NBC's Lester Holt to moderate the debate. Holt selected the topics and presented them to the commission, including "America's Way," "Achieving Prosperity" and "Defending America."

These three topics cover a wide range of areas and can relate to economics, national security, domestic policy, or the environment. They also allow Holt to keep the debate as flexible as possible and choose questions that are relevant to recent news.

The debate will be divided into six 15-minute segments, with two segments per topic, with overtime possible depending on the topic. Holt will start with a question, and each candidate will have two minutes to respond without being interrupted by their opponent.

The next vice presidential debate will be between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence on October 4 at Longwood University in Virginia. Trump and Clinton will face off for the second time on October 9 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and the final time will be at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on October 19.

Two US presidential candidates. Photo: Reuters.

An estimated 100 million Americans are expected to watch the historic debate between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton on television, mobile phones and social media, CNN reported.

The billionaire and former US secretary of state will debate directly without any written agreement on the terms between the two sides, which have been put in place in previous debates, stipulating everything from the height of the podium to the topics and time limits for each question.

According to a new survey released by CNN across the United States, Mrs. Clinton is leading Mr. Trump by a close margin of 44% - 42%.

"We want candidates to be judged fairly. Do they have a specific plan to make people's lives better?" said Robby Mook, Clinton's campaign manager.

Meanwhile, Mike Pence, Mr Trump's vice presidential candidate, said the debate was an opportunity for the two opponents to speak directly to voters.

"When two people take the stage together for the first time, there is no media coverage, no word analysis. The American people are going to hear from two candidates and they are going to hear about two choices for the future of this country," Pence said.

According to Aaron Kall, an expert at the University of Michigan, this interesting debate is unprecedented and will probably never be repeated.

According to VNE