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Paul McGeough

Paul McGeough is chief foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump applauds as he is introduced by boxing promoter Don King.

Colour blind

While Trump pleads for black votes, he also flirts with white supremacists.

Trump wilted when his words were used against him.

Trump's tricks fall short against Clinton

Donald Trump must have left Long Island's Hofstra University a confused man on Monday night – he had dispatched 16 challengers for the Republican presidential nomination, most of them men – but pitted against that Clinton woman in the first of three presidential debates, none of his old tricks worked.

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee.

Hillary Clinton shades Donald Trump in points-win

The fact-checkers had a field day, the candidates less so. As the first of three presidential debates closed on Monday night, a good number of analysts called it a points-win for the Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton.