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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday for the first of three presidential debates_ by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 26, 2016 2:07 PM UTC by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 26, 2016 2:07 PM UTC After months sniping at each other from a safe distance, [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4504482/presidential-debate-how-donald-trump-defeat-hillary-clinton/?xid=homepage) and [Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4504456/presidential-debate-how-hillary-clinton-defeat-donald-trump/?xid=homepage) are [finally set to face off on the same stage for the first time](http://time.com/4505999/presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-hofstra/?xid=homepage) Monday in their heated race for the White House. [The first presidential debate](http://time.com/4504630/presidential-debate-clinton-trump-watch-how-online/) of the general election season is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated, and highly-watched, televised debate in modern American politics. [Some expect more than 100 million Americans to tune in](http://fortune.com/2016/09/25/trump-clinton-debate-ratings/). The debate, moderated by NBC News anchor Lester Holt and hosted by Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., is scheduled to start at [9 p.m. E.T.](http://time.com/money/4506220/presidential-election-debates-how-to-watch/) You can watch it live above. ## Transcript Now, you want to approve Trans- Pacific Partnership. You were totally in favor of it. Then, you heard what I was saying, how bad it is. And you said, I can't win that debate. But you know that if you did win, you would approve that. And that will be almost as bad as NAFTA. Nothing will ever top NAFTA. Well, that is just not accurate. I Was against it once it was finally negotiated and the terms were laid out. I wrote about that in >> You called it the >> I wrote about that >> gold standard. Well I hope I You called it the gold standard of trade deals >> and you know what ? >> You said it's the finest deal you've ever seen . >> No >> And then you heard what I said about it and all of a sudden you were against it . >> Well Donald I know you live in your own reality But. Yeah? [ LAUGH ] That is not the facts. The facts are, I did say I hoped it would be a good deal. But when it was negotiated. Not. Which I was not responsible for. I concluded it wasn't. I wrote about that in my book. So is it President Obama's fault? 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