US democratic presidential hopefuls slug it out in fifth debate

The fifth democratic presidential debate was held on Wednesday evening at the Tyler Perry studios in Atlanta, Georgia.

For a few hours, 10 presidential candidates did their best to wrest the attention of American voters away from the ongoing impeachment hearings that have dominated national headlines for weeks.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, is a front-runner and one of the first candidates to suggest Donald Trump should be impeached

Two other candidates with strong support, are senator Bernie Sanders and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Sanders, as he often does, labelled Mr Trump a pathological liar and the most corrupt president in modern history.

Buttigieg said the president had abused his power, but called for unity.

Then there was Joe Biden, the man Trump encouraged the Ukrainians to investigate, who said he attracted Trump’s attention because he’s the one best positioned to beat him.

In just over two months, democrats will start the process of selecting their party’s 2020 presidential candidate.