Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE implied Monday night that he chose not to bring up former President Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonGOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE's past infidelities during the first presidential debate of 2016 — despite Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE accusing the Republican nominee of sexism.

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When Fox News's Sean Hannity asked Trump immediately after the debate about Hillary Clinton's attacks, Trump said he showed restraint.

"Her husband was in the room, along with her daughter [Chelsea], who I think is a very nice lady. I didn't want to say what I was going to say about what was going on in their life, so I decided not to say it," Trump said.

"I thought it would be very disrespectful to Chelsea and the family. But she said very bad things about me."

Chelsea Clinton and Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump are longtime friends.

He added on CNN in another post-debate interview that he specifically held back talking about the "discretions of Bill Clinton."

Hillary Clinton closed the debate by seizing on a question to Trump from debate moderator Lester Holt about his comment that the Democratic nominee doesn’t have a "presidential look."

"This is a man who has called women pigs, slobs and dogs. Someone who has said pregnancy is an inconvenience to employers, said women don’t deserve equal pay unless they do as good a job as men," Clinton said.