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Did you watch Monday night’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton? Chances are, you probably did, as the event is expected to be one of the most-watched televised events in history. And Twitter was seemingly the place to be for jokes about the proceedings, firing off quick jabs and jibes just as the social media platform previously went in on Donald Trump with hashtags like #ThingsTrumpWouldHaveStopped and #TrumpExplainsMoviePlots and #WhoSays and #AskTheGays. We’ve collected some of our favorite tweets from last night below.
People had even more to say about Trump’s sniffling and more theories about the cause:
— Hiro Murai (@MuraiHiro) September 27, 2016
Trump's sniffing like it's the third act of BOOGIE NIGHTS.
— Steven Hyden (@Steven_Hyden) September 27, 2016
A lot of people are saying Trump is on coke, which is ridiculous. People on cocaine love to talk about their specific plans for the future.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) September 27, 2016
Some were quick to summarize the debate and compare it to other things:
This is a debate between a politician and your uncle's Facebook page.
— Nate Pyle (@NatePyle79) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/blyan/status/780579224436350976
Tonight's debate in one accurate TV caption #debatenight pic.twitter.com/vzVM4eJUcS
— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/briangaar/status/780579634316316672
Donald Trump thinks every world problem can be solved with adjectives.
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) September 27, 2016
Why does Trump always sound like a contestant in a Trump beauty pageant who's stumped by a current events question?
— Chris Schleicher (@cschleichsrun) September 27, 2016
This is literally a dark timeline version of Leslie Knope v. Bobby Newport from Parks and Rec
— Ashly Burch 🍉 (@ashly_burch) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/PhillyD/status/780597638978678784
https://twitter.com/seinfeId/status/780584320448815104
The best Trump policies proposed so far are "Believe me" and "And by the way." #debate
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) September 27, 2016
You cannot just scream your way into being the leader of the Free World I SHOULD KNOW
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/kibblesmith/status/780597139789455360
Hillary: "I am prepared, educated and informed."
Donald: "I had something super mean to say but I am keeping it to myself!" #Debates2016— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) September 27, 2016
[Hillary eloquently answers every question]
[Trump doesn't call Hillary a cunt]
News: No clear winner in the first debate.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) September 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/thejoshpatten/status/780588093766270976
https://twitter.com/rashadalaiyan/status/780587520547368960
And they had fun with debate moderator Lester Holt saying, “Let’s talk about race.”
https://twitter.com/_MikePearson/status/780584584555532288
"let's talk about race" pic.twitter.com/LOcVAHMUiP
— Trav 🥇 (@WholesomeFellow) September 27, 2016
a white man is telling a black man stop-and-frisk didn't involve profiling in front of 100 million ppl
— kenny wassus (@kgw) September 27, 2016
you can frisk me but I can't see your tax returns.
— open michael eagle (@Mike_Eagle) September 27, 2016
Although some people, including Patton Oswalt, thought moderator Lester Holt should have moderated a little bit more:
Hey @LesterHoltNBC, let my daughter show you what you should be doing right now: pic.twitter.com/omPADafCYf
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/WGladstone/status/780597672143126528
There was plenty of skepticism about Trump referring to the at least $1 million from his dad as “a small loan”:
"My father gave me a very small loan in 1975…" – @realDonaldTrump #DebateNight pic.twitter.com/vBP4LgYDNU
— Mic (@mic) September 27, 2016
And it seems Trump lost the “400-pound hacker” vote:
https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/780591844451385344
Would you rather fight four 100 pound hackers, or one 400 pound hacker?
— David Waldman – @KagroX.bsky.social (@KagroX) September 27, 2016
Was he talking about ME? Because I was hardly 400 pounds… pic.twitter.com/iyRfTjfJXU
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) September 27, 2016
And some of the jokes verged into gender politics, inevitable considering Trump interrupted Clinton 51 times in 90 minutes and said she didn’t have a “presidential look”. First, there were the jokes about women being accused of not smiling enough, or smiling too much, but never the right amount of smiling.
https://twitter.com/scottbix/status/780611944973737984
Someone tell Trump to smile. He looks so much prettier when he smiles.
— Evil Fitness Barbie (@bgg2wl) September 27, 2016
Then there were the jokes about the frequent interruptions and Trump’s history of misogyny:
his condescending interjections and interruptions and mansplaining are hitting the deepest part of my womanly frustration #Debates2016
— Rashida Jones (@iamrashidajones) September 27, 2016
finally the whole country will watch as a woman stands politely listening to a loud man's bad ideas about the field she spent her life in
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) September 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/780578815596691457
https://twitter.com/danagould/status/780584054819135491
To the men amazed Clinton hasn't snapped: Every woman you know has learned to do this. This is our life in this society. #debatenight
— Elisabeth Van Every (@E_VanEvery) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/sadydoyle/status/780574147067994113
https://twitter.com/profmusgrave/status/780577197639790593
If Trump leaves a $100 on HRC’s podium tonight it’s bc he’s used to having to pay women to whip him like this.
— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) September 27, 2016
That’s a burn.
But Twitter wasn’t done yet:
"all the jobs are going to China & Mexico" including making @realDonaldTrump’s clothing line #debatenight pic.twitter.com/plvqHbsx2F
— Franchesca Ramsey (@chescaleigh) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/thatRamosgirl/status/780598154844524544
https://twitter.com/gabrielgironda/status/780599538012852224
when the debate memes are funny but then u remember this is the state of our country rn pic.twitter.com/Pno4Akfc1b
— dummy (@shocolute) September 27, 2016
I've got a bowl full of Skittles to help me get through this debate.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/NifMuhammad/status/780594953785335810
Hillary Clinton belongs in the White House. Donald Trump belongs on my show.
— Jerry Springer (@jerryspringer) September 27, 2016
The only winner tonight is the Voyager probe, which is speeding away from the Earth at 17 kilometers/second #debatenight
— Maddie Stone (@themadstone) September 27, 2016
— Alisha Robertson (@THEAlishaNicole) September 27, 2016
