Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said his opponent, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, was “puffed up” with drugs during the October 9 debate, which he said affected her performance.
Clinton was energetic at the beginning of the last debate, Trump said, but by the end she was tired and "barely made it to her car."
“Athletes are forced to take doping tests. I think we, too, should be drug tested before the debate,” Trump said, speaking to supporters in New Hampshire.
Hillary Clinton campaign officials called Trump's statements "a shameful attempt to undermine the election in the weeks leading up to the vote."
- The US presidential election will be held on November 8. according to ABC News and The Washington Post polls published on October 16. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by four percentage points (47 to 43),
- The second debate between Trump and Clinton took place on October 9th. The last debate will take place on 20 October.
- The most talked about topic in the US presidential campaign in mid-October is the allegations of sexual harassment made by several women against Republican candidate Donald Trump. The accusations came after the publication of a 2005 recording in which he says he can afford to "grab women by the crotch". Trump denies the accusations.