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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Didn’t Shake Hands Before the Final Presidential Debate

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October 19, 2016, 9:12 PM ET
Final Presidential Debate Between Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Held In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 19: Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) walk onto the stage during the third U.S. presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on October 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tonight is the final debate ahead of Election Day on November 8. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Drew Angerer—Getty Images

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton did not shake hands—again—at the start of Wednesday’s third and final presidential debate.

The White House contenders, who first broke from tradition by rejecting the protocol at the last debate earlier this month, instead headed straight for their respective podiums on opposite sides of the stage.

During the second debate in St. Louis, the pair of presidential candidates politely nodded and smiled at each other.

Trump and Clinton shook hands during the first presidential debate in September.

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