September 26th, 2016, marked the first day of the debates between presidentia

l candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Moderated by Lester Holt, there were a total of six segments that the debate was broken up into. The first two segments focused on “America’s Direction.” The following two focused on “Achieving Prosperity”, which centered on the economy, and the last two focused on “Securing America”, which included national security and foreign policy.

Clinton started off the evening talking about job and economic growth.

Both candidates discussed how to grow jobs and income. Trump mentioned cutting regulations, while Clinton vowed to boost manufacturing jobs. Clinton and Trump additionally publicized their tax and trade policies.

Trump was asked about his tax returns which have not yet been released. He responded, explaining that he would in fact release them as soon as the audit he is currently facing ended. However, Holt also said that the I.R.S. did allow Trump to release anything he wishes. Trump then said that he would release his tax returns against the wishes of his lawyers if it meant Clinton would release her 33,000 deleted emails.

They then went on to review race relations, and Clinton went first. Along with many other questions, Clinton was asked if she believed police officers were “implicitly biased” against African-Americans. Clinton suggested that all Americans were susceptible to bias.

“I think unfortunately too many of us in this great country jump to conclusions about each other,” Clinton said.

The last few topics focused on cybersecurity, but then switched to the candidates calling each other out for some of the behavior they have been conveying.

The audience did need a reminder to stay quiet during the debate; however, following the reminder they were still a few reactions to what the candidates had to say.

According to CNN.com, the post-debate polls of voters who watched named Clinton the winner with 62 percent, while Trump fell behind with only 27 percent.

The debate ended with a question asking if the candidates would support the outcome of the election either way. Both agreed, saying they would.