Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump drew sharply different positions on how they would address poverty, education and crime in cities, using the debate Sunday to try to cast themselves as the best leader to unite the country.
"We have a very divided nation. You look at Charlotte, you look at Baltimore, you look at the violence that's taking place in the inner cities," Trump said during the second presidential debate. "We have a divided nation, because people like her. And believe me, she has tremendous hate in her heart."
Clinton's extensive record in public life has been a frequent attack line for Trump throughout the campaign this year. He has argued that Clinton has used that time to do too little to address systemic problems. The Republican used that strategy again Sunday, suggesting she had not accomplished enough to help struggling cities.
Clinton appeared prepared for the argument, which Trump also raised in the first debate, and used it to frame her record in her own words.
"Donald talks a lot about, you know, the 30 years I've been in public service. I'm proud of that," Clinton said. "I have a deep devotion...to making sure that every American fees like he or she has a place in our country."
Though Trump mentioned "an increase in murder within our cities," neither candidate discussed their thoughts on policing. Trump has previously tried to present himself as a "law and order" candidate, and has said he supports use of stop-and-frisk policing that has been controversial in Baltimore, New York and elsewhere.
Both campaigns have espoused the idea of community policing, and Clinton has said she would use her first budget proposal to call for a significant increase in police training.
The number of killings in Baltimore is down compared with the same time last year, though 2015 was a particularly violent year in the city.