Well the first presidential debate is finally done. The commentary about the event has been mixed, depending on which side of politics you fall. The reaction on social media was huge, with many celebrities watching and commenting on the first live head-to-head debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Comedians and entertainers alike came out strong, each with their 140 characters giving us all a good laugh.
Comedian, Sarah Silverman had a dig at Trump’s pronunciation and constant sniffling:
To be president of this country you need tremendous STABINA. Blow your nose Baby #Debates2016
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 27, 2016
Others questioned whether Trump had a cold or if he had been snorting something. Andy, a producer from the Ellen show was only listening to the radio when he asked:
Again I'm in my car so I'm only listening to #debatenight but is Trump doing lines of coke off his podium?
— andy lassner (@andylassner) September 27, 2016
Minnie Driver put her view quite bluntly, backing Hillary and questioning his sanity with this tweet:
#Debates2016 she's smart. He's bananas. End of.
— Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) September 27, 2016
Many people are saying that nothing really new came out in the first debate, and that it was perhaps not that useful for swinging voters. Steve Martin found the advertisements to be more entertaining with this comment:
https://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/780601837988769796
At the end of the debate, Trump appeared to lose it in response to his name calling of women. When Hillary called him out for calling women “pigs,” “slobs,” and “dogs,” Trump defended himself by saying Rosie O’Donnel was mean to him first, and that no one would feel sorry for her.
Hillary also mentioned a Miss Universe contestant Trump is supposed to have called “Miss Piggy.”
I mean seriously, are we in 5th grade?
Can you imagine any other president living or dead who would be so publicly disrespectful of women – or anyone? In response to the mentions of Trump’s “fat” insults, singer Bette Midler quipped:
Oops, he just lost the overweight vote…
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) September 27, 2016
One of my favorite tweets of the night definitely goes to Jerry Springer. He makes a brilliant point here:-
Hillary Clinton belongs in the White House. Donald Trump belongs on my show.
— Jerry Springer (@jerryspringer) September 27, 2016
Guess what? You can like The Apprentice and still know that Donald Trump should not be president of the free world. You can be successful in public, without entering public office.
Watch some of the reaction to the first debate here:
Featured Image via You Tube screengrab.
