September 26, 2016, 11:09 pm
Trump: I didn't say what I wanted to about Clinton's personal life
By Ben Kamisar
Donald Trump implied Monday night that he chose not to bring up former President Bill Clinton's past infidelities during the first presidential debate of 2016 — despite Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton accusing the Republican nominee of sexism.
When Fox News's Sean Hannity asked Trump immediately after the debate about Hillary Clinton's attacks, Trump said he showed restraint.
"Her husband was in the room, along with her daughter [Chelsea], who I think is a very nice lady. I didn't want to say what I was going to say about what was going on in their life, so I decided not to say it," Trump said.
"I thought it would be very disrespectful to Chelsea and the family. But she said very bad things about me."
Chelsea Clinton and Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump are longtime friends.
He added on CNN in another post-debate interview that he specifically held back talking about the "discretions of Bill Clinton."
Hillary Clinton closed the debate by seizing on a question to Trump from debate moderator Lester Holt about his comment that the Democratic nominee doesn’t have a "presidential look."
"This is a man who has called women pigs, slobs and dogs. Someone who has said pregnancy is an inconvenience to employers, said women don’t deserve equal pay unless they do as good a job as men," Clinton said.