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Donald Trump: “Yeah, I did hold back. I thought it was just inappropriate to say what I was really thinking I would say. And I held…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2016
Yeah, I did hold back. I thought it was just inappropriate to say what I was really thinking I would say. And I held back. I think for good reasons. I think for good reason. I much rather have it be on policy. And I didn't like getting into the gutter.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Donald Trump discusses his performance in the first debate and explains why he held back on attacking Hillary Clinton.

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