polls remained firm. though there were a few twists and turns ahead, by late may, trump secured his party's nomination. >> thank you very much, everybody. thank you. i am your voice! >> and after the republican national convention in late july, he had pulled even with hillary clinton in the polls. but if anyone thought he'd moderate his tone for the general election, they were mistaken. >> hillary rotten clinton. crooked hillary clinton. >> indeed, the brash billionaire was ready for more trash talk and not just about his opponent. >> you can have it. anybody want it? >> in his first debate with secretary clinton, he seemed to go out of the way to attack rosie o'donnell. >> rosie o'donnell i said tough things to her and i think everybody would agree that she deserves it and nobody feels sorry for her. >> after secretary clinton mentioned her name -- >> he called this woman miss piggy. >> he would soon take on former