Skip to main content
Back to Show
PBS News Hour

How the candidates prepared for their first face-off

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will face off for the first time in the election at Hofstra University. The much-anticipated debate comes as the two candidates are neck-to-neck in national polls. Both have been attempting to manage expectations: Clinton calling for the moderator Lester Holt to fact-check and Trump suggesting he will be unfair. John Yang reports.