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# Watch a Virtual Debate Between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

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## Anne Most


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## Anne Most


Mar 31, 2016 5:14 PM UTC

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are already facing off against each other.

The respective front-runners for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations are increasingly focusing their rhetoric on each other on the campaign trail, in interviews and at debates.

But what will happen if the two really face off against each other?

To find out, TIME pulled clips of them talking about each other and on some key general election topics and spliced them together into this virtual debate. If you can’t wait for the general election debates this fall, check out this video.

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