The most shocking and ‘horrifying’ statement of the night was Trump’s refusal to say he would accept the results of the vote on November 8. ~ Kathy Gill
Live-blogging the Hillary Clinton/Donald Trump debate with Twitter:
— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) October 19, 2016
Twitter followers gained since debate started
Hillary Clinton: +10,053
Donald Trump: +4,279Gary Johnson: +1,182#Debate
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) October 20, 2016
On immigration
Fact check: Poverty, not immigration, is the greatest determining factor when it comes to crime. https://t.co/sRtdfVZZmd #debate pic.twitter.com/qMDK2OvjUG
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
There is no evidence that immigrants commit violent crimes at a higher rate than native-born Americans. https://t.co/cNuLkRJGeK
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) October 20, 2016
Donald Trump continued his strong stance on immigration at the #debate. https://t.co/STDOlh4wJ8 pic.twitter.com/DoRmQeZRm4
— NPR (@NPR) October 20, 2016
The immigration debate, explained in 14 buzzwords https://t.co/nyQhGNMgkb #debatenight pic.twitter.com/hlTC7090nl
— Vox (@voxdotcom) October 20, 2016
Did Trump really say that Hillary wanted the wall in the past but couldn't get it done so now he's going to finish the job? #Debate
— deray (@deray) October 20, 2016
"We are a nation of #immigrants & a nation of laws. I'm introducing comprehensive #immreform." ~Clinton #debate #CIR
— MomsRising (@MomsRising) October 20, 2016
Trump has conveniently forgotten that white people use and sell drugs and that has nothing to do with borders. #Debate
— deray (@deray) October 20, 2016
45% of Americans say better border security & path to citizenship should get equal priority https://t.co/ysdUq42zhp #debatenight #debate pic.twitter.com/oz56YVYzz8
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 20, 2016
On Russia
Clinton has pulled Trump into Putin debate. And trump is now falling for it.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 20, 2016
“I don’t know Putin … I never met Putin” – Trump
Fact check: Inside Trump’s financial ties to Russia and his unusual flattery of Vladimir Putin
Trump tweeted Putin a personal invitation to attend the pageant, and a one-on-one meeting between the New York businessman and the Russian leader was scheduled for the day before the show.
Reminder: Trump has publicly praised Putin. Clinton speaks out against his anti-#LGBTQ laws in Russia. #Debate #DebateNight
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) October 20, 2016
On the economy
“We’re going to have more free trade” – Trump [but NAFTA is a bad idea]
Trump today: "We’re going to have more free trade than we have right now."
Trump in May: "You can throw free trade out the window."#debate— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) October 20, 2016
The bottom 95% of tax payers would see NO tax increases under Clinton’s plan—it'd fall mostly on the 1% https://t.co/sRtdfVZZmd #debate pic.twitter.com/XS6rFcFJly
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
.@HillaryClinton calls @realDonaldTrump’s tax plan "trickle-down economics on steroids." #debate #FoxNews2016
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) October 20, 2016
“There’s only one of us on this stage who has actually shipped jobs to Mexico because that’s Donald. He has shipped jobs to 12 countries including Mexico… he has given jobs to Chinese steelworkers not American steelworkers.” Clinton
Clinton says Trump used Chinese steel. YES HE DID! #debate https://t.co/7zb10UGUsw
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) October 20, 2016
#debate Trump says if we could run our country the way he ran his company we would all be proud. A COUNTRY IS NOT A BUSINESS.
— Paula Poundstone (@paulapoundstone) October 20, 2016
Fact check: Economists haven't found any correlations between top tax breaks and economic growth since the 1960s??. https://t.co/sRtdfVZZmd
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
2/ The first Clinton admin DID successfully eliminate a deficit and bring the budget into surplus
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
3/ That surplus was partially due to taxes raised on highest earners. https://t.co/sRtdfVZZmd #debate
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
On sexual assault
“She’s the one and Obama who caused the violence [at my rallies]”… I didn’t even apologize to my wife… I didn’t know any of these women … they get their 10 minutes of fame … it was lies and fiction …” Trump
NOTE: Yes, his statement was this convoluted.
Trump: "Nobody has more respect for women than I do." Audience: <laughter> #debate
— Melvin Carter (@melvincarter3) October 20, 2016
Trump: Yes, I was accused of sexually assaulting a dozen women, but HILLARY'S EMAILS!!! #debate
— Salon (@Salon) October 20, 2016
"They want fame" – because coming forward about sexual assault always ends up in fame and fortune, right? #debate
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) October 20, 2016
A quote you don't hear at every debate: “I didn’t even apologize to my wife, who is sitting right here, because I didn’t do anything.”
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) October 20, 2016
The accusations of sexual assault against Donald Trump have NOT been debunked. #debate
— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) October 20, 2016
First candidate to ever brag about not apologizing to his wife during a presidential debate, I'm pretty sure
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) October 20, 2016
"why would women make up these stories??!?!" YOUR LANGUAGE MATTERS, CHRIS WALLACE. #debate
— Bonnie Stewart (@bonstewart) October 20, 2016
say it with me: HILLARY IS NOT HER HUSBAND #debate
— Taylor Trudon (@taylortrudon) October 20, 2016
Temperament is a top concern Trump backers mention about their candidate https://t.co/017HZfR8hg #debatenight #debate pic.twitter.com/UjJ1OiqIkh
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 20, 2016
Fact check: no one has "largely debunked" claims from the women who have accused Trump of groping them https://t.co/sRtdfVZZmd #debate
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
This is telling.
Trump interjected (voice over) while Clinton was talking:
https://twitter.com/lexi4prez/status/788932163165102080
Clinton: "What we want to do is to replenish the Social Security trust fund…"
Trump: "Such a nasty woman" #Debate https://t.co/HMsvusL4Y6
— CNN (@CNN) October 20, 2016
On foundations
“I’d be happy to compare [our Foundation record] with the Trump Foundation which took money from other people and bought a six-foot portrait of Donald. I mean, who does that? – Clinton
“The money goes, 100%, 100% goes to different charities” – Trump
"I contribute." No, Trump hasn't contributed to his own foundation since 2008.https://t.co/p5yhhyx9Eh#debatenight #debate
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) October 20, 2016
What *is* the Trump foundation, even? https://t.co/QmTV3PYc4V #debate pic.twitter.com/f4LQ9KTQhN
— Slate (@Slate) October 20, 2016
“You should have changed the law [regarding tax loopholes] when you were a United States senator if you don’t like it.” ~ Trump [who does not understand the role of the First Lady, one Senator, or the Secretary of State in making law]
It's really amazing how Hillary has been ruling the entire world for 30 years and none of us even noticed. #Debate
— Catherynne Valente (@catvalente) October 20, 2016
On rigged election
“If you look at your voter rolls, [there] are millions of people that are registered to vote who should not be registered to vote … She shouldn’t be allowed to run. It’s — She’s guilty of a very, very serious crime. She should not be allowed to run, and just in that respect I say it’s rigged because she should never –” – Trump
1/ This is the first time we fact-checked Trump's email accusations during a #debate… https://t.co/0n05oHjZc8
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
Here's how Donald Trump reacted (for 3 years!) when he didn't win an Emmy so yeah, seems like a reasonable and mentally mature dude pic.twitter.com/CkKhO2De7a
— Emmy Bengtson (@EmmyA2) October 15, 2016
Does Trump know 33 states have Republican governors? How can the Dems rig it with 17? #debate
— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) October 20, 2016
Applause breaks out when Clinton says a person who won't concede shouldn't be on the debate stage. #debate #debatenight
— David Beard (@dabeard) October 20, 2016
"Let me respond to that, because that's horrifying." Best debate quote ever. Although "who does that?" was a good second. #debate
— Weird History (@weird_hist) October 20, 2016
Clinton: We have free and fair elections. We have accepted the outcomes when we may not have liked them. #debate
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) October 20, 2016
#BREAKING: Trump refuses to say he'll accept election results https://t.co/gKdcoinaPq #debate pic.twitter.com/5JAlZ9zU32
— The Hill (@thehill) October 20, 2016
#Debate: Trump thinks the Emmys and polls are rigged, says he "should've gotten" the Emmy in 2004 https://t.co/bAcSuUvO1B pic.twitter.com/UyzqaKenYv
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 20, 2016
Nothing in this debate is as important as the fact that Trump just affirmed that he will not support the US election system.#debatenight
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 20, 2016
The clock may be ticking, but this debate is over. The only question for tomorrow is for other GOP leaders. Are US elections valid? #debate
— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) October 20, 2016
Looks like the NYT has (correctly) chosen the moment of the debate pic.twitter.com/XS8W8hRkQa
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) October 20, 2016
My thoughts on a 'rigged' presidential election. pic.twitter.com/075n83NXMH
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) October 20, 2016
On global hotspots
Reminder: at the last debate, Trump thought Mosul was in Syria.
— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) October 20, 2016
We're now at the part of the debate where Trump falsely claims he opposed the Iraq War.
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) October 20, 2016
Trump: you shouldn't have gone to Iraq.
Trump: you shouldn't leave Iraq.#debate— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) October 20, 2016
Mosul is going to be a wonderful thing!
There's no joke even!#debate
— M.G. Siegler (@mgsiegler) October 20, 2016
Reposting this Tweet from the last debate and the last time this came up. https://t.co/KknpmjwHsP
— Paul (PJ) Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) October 20, 2016
Announcing an attack on #Mosul saved lives, you idiot. A million people were at risk. #debate
— Randy Prine (@randyprine) October 20, 2016
50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation’s Security ‘at Risk’ https://t.co/4YoQKWwV3W #debates #debate #debatenight
— Jennifer Granholm (@JenGranholm) October 20, 2016
Trump just praised Assad in the debate. Assad is a dictator who has slaughtered his own citizens. https://t.co/xKQb3r2HFY
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) October 20, 2016
This is Omran Daqneesh, "the boy in Aleppo with blood coming down his face" referenced in the #debate. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/P4t8AzurYe
— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 20, 2016
On the national debt
[The economists are wrong] because I’m going to create tremendous jobs” – Trump
Clinton is bringing up the 1987 ad that criticized Ronald Reagan – foreshadowing the rhetoric of this campaign.
[B]ack in 1987, he took out an $100,000 ad in the New York Times during the time when President Reagan was president and basically said exactly what he just said right now. That we were the laughing stock of the world. He was criticizing President Reagan” ~ Clinton
Not the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget again? Why on earth are debate moderators still obsequious to the deficit scolds?
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 20, 2016
“I’m cutting taxes” – Trump [supply side economics has been debunked]
Fact-check (reprise from prior debates): Fact Check: Trump’s claim about Obamacare health insurance increases
“Your [Obamacare] health insurance is going up … 68 percent, 59 percent, 71 percent.” – Trump
What’s missing?
So, the third debate — and absolutely no serious, sustained questions and followup about climate change. That is mind-boggling.
— Clive Thompson (@pomeranian99) October 20, 2016
We've had three Presidential debates, none of them asked about poverty. #debate
— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) October 20, 2016
Minutes left in the debate and no questions about pressing criminal justice issues in our nation. #disappointing #debate
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) October 20, 2016
On a lighter note
Random tweets that made me smile
Undecided Debate Viewer Waiting Until He Hears Same Responses For Seventh Time Before Making Decision https://t.co/jZTBEiaQ5O
— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 20, 2016
I hate myself for all the hours I watched the Apprentice. #debate
— Michael Buckley (@buckhollywood) October 20, 2016
Clearly we need to make college more affordable so that people can learn how to diagram Donald Trump's sentences!#debate #debatenight
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) October 20, 2016
Did trump just celebrate the single time fact checkers verified something he said? #debate
— Andrew Volpe (@andrewvolpe) October 20, 2016
When you use "Why the hell" at a presidential debate when you're a candidate
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) October 20, 2016
Shout out to the Emmy's. Coincidentally this debate is being nominated for a Best Comedy Emmy. #Debates
— Sal Vulcano (@SalVulcano) October 20, 2016
The man who tweets his every unfiltered thought, even at 3AM, is telling us about "the element of surprise." #debate
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) October 20, 2016
Between one screen for debate, one for Cubs, 1000 texts to friends about both, our home has basically become a situation room.
— shauna niequist (@sniequist) October 20, 2016
A man known for grabbing women's privates against their will should maybe talk less about "the element of surprise." #debate
— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) October 20, 2016
Donald, your lies are #MadeWithChineseSteel. #debate
— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) October 20, 2016
Wow, this 70 year-old man has a great impression of a 7 year-old boy. #debate #debatenight #PresidentialDebate
— Chris Demarais (@ChrisDemarais) October 20, 2016
Post-debate: on abortion
I missed the start …
Hillary Clinton eviscerated Trump on abortion during the debate https://t.co/tbApmYn7Cs
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 20, 2016
"Partial-birth #abortion" IS NOT A THING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN A THING. It's a propaganda term made up by professional misogynists. #debate
— Dr. Diane H-C (@GynAndTonic) October 20, 2016
*Spends first half of debate destroying abortion and planned parenthood*
"Nobody has more respect for women than me." #debatenight— Rami (@RamiofTeaneck) October 20, 2016
Government shouldn't "be stepping in" on woman's "most personal of decisions" – @hillaryclinton on abortion https://t.co/l7RFZWClev #debate pic.twitter.com/FQvaxkau45
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton did not back down from the late term abortion issue. She did not waffle. I'm so ready for #MadamPresident. #debate
— Shelby Knox (@ShelbyKnox) October 20, 2016
7 in 10 Americans believe the government should not restrict access to abortion.https://t.co/tm8Q5mb52I#debate #debatenight
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) October 20, 2016
Wallace:
Well, let’s pick up on another issue which divides you, and the justices that, whoever ends up winning this election appoints, could have a dramatic effect there. That’s the issue of abortion. Mr. Trump, you’re pro-life. And I want to ask you specifically. Do you want the court, including the justices that you will name, to overturn Roe v. Wade, which includes, in fact, states a woman’s right to abortion.
Trump:
Well, if that would happen, because I am pro-life and I will be appointing pro-life judges, I would think that would go back to the individual states.
Wallace:
I’m asking you specifically would you-
Trump:
If they overturned it, it would go back to the states.
Wallace:
But what I’m asking you, do you want to see the court overturn it? You just said you want to see the court protect the second amendment, do you want to see the court overturn-
Trump:
If we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that is really what will happen. That will happen automatically in my opinion. Because I am putting pro-life justices on the court. I will say this. It will go back to the states and the states will then make a determination.
Post-debate: other notes
This was, without question, Clinton's best debatehttps://t.co/3UCdJAKAOn pic.twitter.com/6yquCjJ9Wn
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 20, 2016
only thing anyone will remember from tonight's debate is Trump's comment on respecting the outcome. https://t.co/IrXfcgdJ5U
— Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) October 20, 2016
I urge all the nasty women to get out and vote in November!! #NastyWoman #debate
— Terry N. (@rockinchick66) October 20, 2016
To all my fellow #badhombres and #nastywomen remember you have the power to vote!!! #debatenight #debate
— ? Marcos Mateo Ochoa ? (@MarcoMateoOchoa) October 20, 2016
3 presidential debates and 1 VP debate. But LGBT issues — one of the most combustive social issues in the country — never really came up. ??
— Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) October 20, 2016
Voter in CBS #debate focus group: "I went from Trump to Clinton b/c Clinton proved to be more of an adult. Trump is more of a spoiled child"
— Ian Sams (@IanSams) October 20, 2016
fox is showing clips proving trump lied at debate about disparaging looks of women who said he harassed them
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) October 20, 2016
First speech was "Mexicans are rapists and criminals." Last debate it was "Hispanics and Latinos." This one it's "bad hombres." #AdiosTrump
— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) October 20, 2016
If you argue Trump won a debate where he refused to accept legitimacy of election results, then you, like him, reject democracy.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) October 20, 2016
JUST IN: GOP senators slam Trump for refusing to say he'll honor election results https://t.co/Its8zvDh0L #debate pic.twitter.com/1mbolh6Eji
— The Hill (@thehill) October 20, 2016
For the post-debate discussion, @CNN quotes "old-school hip-hop" artist LL Cool J: "He lied about the lies that he lied about" #debate
— Salon (@Salon) October 20, 2016
Watch this video and you'll see nothing Trump says about immigration is true: https://t.co/AaJ52U658e pic.twitter.com/UtGelzfZZk
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
Fact check: ISIS's roots date back to at least 2002, several years before Obama was POTUS and Clinton Sec. of State https://t.co/sRtdfVZZmd
— WIRED (@WIRED) October 20, 2016
Clinton is right, btw — the "open borders" remark was about energy trading. pic.twitter.com/kC2GgFIhRw
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) October 20, 2016
Post-debate commentary
- Final Trump-Clinton debate transcript, annotated, WaPost
- Norman Lear on the Final Debate: “I, Donald Trump, vs. We, the People”, Hollywood Reporter
- The betting markets on the US election are almost a mirror image of those on Britain’s EU referendum at this stage, Independent.co.uk
- Trump in 2008: Hillary Clinton will ‘go down at a minimum as a great senator’, CNN transcript
- Trump in 2013: We must ‘leave borders behind’ because future of US ‘depends on a cohesive global economy’, Business Insider
- U.S. Foreign Military Support, FactCheck.org
- What We Saw in the Final Debate, NY Times
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