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Hillary Clinton: He was literally breathing down my neck. My skin crawled. It was one of those moments where you wish you could hit pause…

On the recordAugust 22, 2017
He was literally breathing down my neck. My skin crawled. It was one of those moments where you wish you could hit pause and ask everyone watching, 'Well, what would you do?' Do you stay calm, keep smiling and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space? Or do you turn, look him in the eye and say loudly and clearly, 'Back up you creep, get away from me! I know you love to intimidate women, but you can't intimidate me, so back up!'
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton describes her feelings during the second debate with Donald Trump, highlighting his intimidating behavior.

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