October 20, 2016
6 Biggest Moments From The Final Presidential Debate
The third and final presidential debate was like a good EDM song. It was calm at first and slowly built to an unprecedented, anti-democratic drop. Here’s a recap of the trajectory of the night.
It started slow, with a softball about the Supreme Court
Clinton: “The Supreme Court should represent all of us.”
Trump: “[The 2nd amendment] is under such trauma.”
Then we got to immigration and the tempo picked up
Trump: “We have some bad hombres here and we’re going to get ’em out”
Watch out ladies with the bad hair!
— AJ+ (@ajplus) October 20, 2016
At the #debate, Trump said he’s going to get the #badhombres out. pic.twitter.com/gVZHm8qw7z
Clinton: “I don’t want to see the deportation force that Donald has talked about.”
And of course we were treated to another discussion about our old friend Putin
Clinton on Wikileaks: “Will Donald Trump admit and condemn that the Russians are doing this?”
Trump: “I don’t know Putin…he’s not my best friend.”
Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow – if so, will he become my new best friend?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2013
You thought the beat was going to drop when the debate became a puppet show…
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— Independent Journal (@TheIJR) October 20, 2016
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Because we were off to crazytown
Trump only had this to say about allegations of sexual assault: “Those stories have been largely debunked. And I really want to just talk about something slightly different.”
The stories of these 12 women have not been “largely debunked.”
But nothing else mattered after the beat dropped. Trump said he would keep us in suspense about whether or not he would incite a civil war if he lost the election.
.@realDonaldTrump: “I will tell you at the time. I’ll keep you in suspense.” #Debate https://t.co/KcVaIKnU18 pic.twitter.com/iNXQiEyi68
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) October 20, 2016
Even if our democracy is coming to an end, at least the debates are over!