Hillary Clinton: Leaked tape of Donald Trump shows us 'exactly' who he is

During the second presidential debate on Sunday, after Donald Trump brushed off his leaked comments about forcing himself on women as "locker room talk," Hillary Clinton fired back, saying that until today, she has never before questioned an opponent's fitness to serve.

"Donald Trump is different," she said. "I said starting back in June that he was not fit to be president and commander in chief. Many Republicans and independents have said the same thing, what we all saw and heard on Friday was Donald talking about women, what he thinks about women, what he does to women, and he has said that the video doesn't represent who he is, but I think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly who he is." Throughout the campaign, "we have seen him insult women, we've seen him rate women on their appearance, ranking them from 1 to 10, we've seen him embarrass women on TV and on Twitter, we saw him after the first debate spend nearly a week denigrating a Miss Universe in the harshest, most personal terms, so yes, this is who Donald Trump is."

That's just the tip of the iceberg, Clinton continued. "He has also targeted immigrants, African Americans, Latinos, people with disabilities, POWs, Muslims, and so many others." While that's who Trump is, that's not what the United States is all about. "I want to send a message to every boy and girl, indeed to the entire world: America already is great, but we are great because we are good and we will respect one another and we will work with one another and we will celebrate our diversity. These are very important values to me because this is the America that I know and love and I can pledge to you outright that this is the America that I will serve if I am so fortunate enough to be your president."

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