Donald Trump was winning Wednesday's presidential debate until he refused to say he would concede if he loses the election on November 8, conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer said.
"This is the first time he's won on points," Krauthammer told Fox News Channel on post-debate coverage. "On logic, being able to make a case, bringing up stuff. And he has had a lot of new material, much ignored by the mainstream media over the last three weeks."
Trump was able to bring up the WikiLeaks emails showing that have included portions of her speeches to Wall Street she has been hiding, among other issues, he said.
"She walked into a trap saying he encouraged violence at his campaign," Krauthammer said, noting that videos released this week by Project Veritas showed that Democrats had actually instigated that violence.
Trump was "nimble and relaxed," Krauthammer said. "In the beginning he was so soft spoken I thought he should have had a drug test. There were a lot of interjections I thought were bad and sort of diminished him on the temperament issue. Until then, I think he could have walked away with a win."
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