Clinton blasts Russian cyber-attacks as bid to install Trump as a “puppet”
In between questions about the economy and immigration, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump made time in their debate Wednesday night to spar about what may be the world's most controversial website—WikiLeaks.
The exchange began when moderator Chris Wallace asked Clinton about speeches she gave to investment bankers, which were published by WikiLeaks. In one of those speeches, Clinton expressed a desire for a "hemispheric common market, with open trade and open borders."
Clinton responded by making the role of WikiLeaks the issue. "This has come from the highest levels of the [Russian] government, from Putin himself, in an effort to influence our election," Clinton said, referencing Vladimir Putin, the Russian president. "Finally, will Donald Trump admit and condemn that the Russians are doing this? And make it clear that he will not have the help of Putin in this election?"
