Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump squared off in the second presidential debate last night at Washington University in St. Louis.

ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper moderated the 90-minute event. Unlike the first presidential debate, in which only the moderator posed questions to the candidates, today’s discussion between the nominees not only included inquiries from Raddatz and Cooper, but also invited uncommitted voters to address both Clinton and Trump with their own concerns.

The tension between Clinton and Trump escalated almost immediately in the first minutes of the debate when the candidates refused to shake hands at the beginning of the event and instead nodded silently towards each other.

When asked about the recent release of the 2005 hot mic tape, in which Trump stated that his status as a celebrity enables him to “do anything” to women, the Republican presidential candidate dismissed his comments as “locker room talk” and defended himself by stating that former president Bill Clinton’s actions were “far worse.”

“If you look at Bill Clinton . . . mine were words, and his was action,” Trump said. “What he did to women, there’s never been anybody in the history of politics in this nation who’s been so abusive to women.”

Clinton responded by stating that she has questioned Trump’s “fitness to serve” the country and expressed her belief that Trump’s statements directly reflect his opinion of women. The Democratic presidential nominee also stated that she’s seen, and has begun to expect, such behavior from Trump throughout the presidential race.

“We have seen him insult women, we’ve seen him rate women on their appearance, ranking them from one to 10, we’ve seen him embarrass women on TV and on Twitter and we saw him after the first debate spend nearly a week denigrating a former Miss Universe in the harshest and most personal terms,” Clinton said.

Clinton then addressed her email leaks, stating that she has taken responsibility for mishandling the situation. The Democratic presidential candidate then decided to clear up some “misleading accusations” from her critics surrounding the incident and stated that no evidence points to hackers as the ones behind the leaks.

“I take classified materials very seriously, and always have. When I was on the Senate Armed Services Committee, I was privy to a lot of classified material,” Clinton said. “Obviously, as Secretary of State, I had some of the most important secrets that we possess.”

Trump then accused Clinton of refusing to understand the consequences of the release of private information to the American public, stating that Clinton should be “ashamed” of herself for deleting emails after being called into court to settle the situation.

“You think it was fine to delete 33,000 emails? I don’t think so,” Trump said. “That was after getting a subpoena. She got it from the United States Congress and I’ll be honest, I am so disappointed in congressmen, including Republicans, for allowing this to happen.”

The Republican presidential nominee then interrupted Clinton several times during her response to his statements, prompting the moderators to ask Trump to stay silent. When Cooper attempted to introduce an audience inquiry about Affordable Care Act, Trump questioned the moderator for refusing to spend more time discussing the email leaks.

A question from a Muslim woman, a member of the group of uncommitted voters present at the debate, shifted the focus of the discussion between Clinton and Trump from the email leaks to the safety of Muslims during the rise of Islamophobia in the United States.

Trump responded by encouraging Muslims to report suspicious activity to law enforcement and by criticizing both Clinton and Obama for refusing to use the term “radical Islamic terrorism” during their discussions on outside threats to the country.

Clinton then answered by describing her vision of the United States as a country welcome to everyone who is willing to “work hard and contribute to the community.”

“We need American Muslims to be part of our eyes and ears, on our front lines,” Clinton said. “I’ve worked with a lot of different Muslim groups around America and I’ve heard how important it is for them to feel wanted, included and part of our homeland security, and that’s what I want to see.”

The discussion on Muslims in America continued when moderator Raddatz asked Trump about his intent to ban Muslims from entering the United States, to which the Republican presidential candidate stated that Obama’s policies on refugees threaten the safety of American citizens.

“People are coming into our country—we have no idea who they are, where they are from, what their feelings about our country are—and she wants 550 percent more [refugees],” Trump said. “This is going to be the greatest Trojan Horse of all time.”

Hostilities and accusations aside, the debate ended on a surprisingly positive note when Clinton and Trump complimented each other after prompted by an audience member to share something they “respect in one another.” Clinton responded first by expressing her admiration for Trump’s children.

“His children are incredibly able and devoted, and I think that says a lot about Donald,” Clinton said. “I don’t agree with nearly anything else he says or does, but I do respect that, and I think that is something as a mother and a grandmother is very important to me.”

Trump then answered by praising her resilience throughout the presidential race.

“She doesn’t quit, she doesn’t give up. I respect that,” Trump said. “I disagree with much of what she’s fighting for, but she’s a fighter, and I consider that to be a very good trait.”

The final presidential debate will take place next Wednesday at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.