[Mr. Douglas]

I honestly did not get the “nasty woman” comments. I figured he must be dog-whistling someone not me.

[cymbeline]

“I honestly did not get the “nasty woman” comments.”

He said it in response to a wisecrack she made about him paying taxes or something like that.

I think he wanted to fit that in somewhere in the debate, as it is likely to start a discussion of whether she really is nasty, and there are plenty of accounts of her nastiness that can be brought forth.

[skr]

Clinton: Well, Chris, I am record as saying we need to put more money into Social Security Trust fund. That’s part of my commitment to raise taxes on the wealthy. My Social Security payroll contribution will go up as will Donald’s assuming he can’t figure out how to get out of it, but what we want to do is —

Trump: Such a nasty woman.

[tumblindice]

nas·ty
adjective
1.
highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating:
“plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell”
synonyms:
unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, awful, ... more
2.
(of a person or animal) behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way:
“Hillary Clinton is a nasty, foul-mouthed, ailing old woman.”
synonyms:
unkind, unpleasant, unfriendly, disagreeable, rude

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[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“I honestly did not get the “nasty woman” comments.”

Although I do not remember the specific comment, she had just made a particularly vicious comment. That was his reason for saying, “Such a nasty woman.”