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Watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Decline to Shake Hands at the Second Debate

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When Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton met Sunday to debate they did not engage in the customary handshake between presidential candidates.

Tension was high as the two appeared on stage at Washington University in St. Louis after lewd comments Trump made about women in 2005 were released on Friday.

The Republican nominee’s poll numbers have taken a nose dive since the first debate between the two. Trump now trails Clinton in nearly every swing state.

Watch video of the moment above.

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