Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton debated fervently for 90 minutes on Monday night at Hofstra University in New York during the first 2016 presidential debates. There was no clear-cut winner in the 2016 presidential debates, but it was entertaining.
At the campus of Hofstra, both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates battled in winning the hearts and minds of American voters over the 90-minute debate. Clinton wore an all red pantsuit and Trump adorned a blue power tie. Yet the two put aside their differences in the early goings.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton shake hands after the first #DebateNight #Debates2016 https://t.co/aeKyPK5miR
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 27, 2016
Clinton said she is prepared to be President.
Clinton says Trump criticized her for #DebateNight prep — and that she's ready for more https://t.co/Og8ZTRkmvg https://t.co/whi0mCq2MB
— CNN (@CNN) September 27, 2016
Hillary questioned Trump’s wealth when she asked him to release his tax returns.
Watch: Hillary Clinton taunts Donald Trump for his unreleased tax returns #Debates #Debatenight #Debates2016 https://t.co/3DQ4N3BdCr pic.twitter.com/2uZflxLOj4
— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) September 27, 2016
Clinton slammed Trump for his lack of plans.
Clinton on Trump's ISIS plan: "He says it's a secret plan, but the only secret is that he has no plan" #DebateNight https://t.co/UCDQ8sUs8z
— CNN (@CNN) September 27, 2016
The entire night Trump attempted to present himself as presidential and veered away from his brash style that brought him great success in the primaries and avoided saying “something extremely rough to Hillary Clinton.”
Trump: "I was going to say something extremely rough to Hillary, to her family, & I said to myself, 'I can't do it.'" #Debates #Debatenight pic.twitter.com/RMH10ljx6Y
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 27, 2016
But Trump did get in a zinger from time-to-time.
"That was more than a mistake" –@realDonaldTrump regarding HRC's emails #debatenight pic.twitter.com/o68GKoupzg
— Baked Alaska (@bakedalaska) September 27, 2016
Hillary seemed to employ a strategy of laughing at Trump’s assumptions. Here’s Hillary chuckling when Trump says, “I have a much better temperament than she does.”
Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton: "I have a much better temperament than she does." #DebateNight pic.twitter.com/f0bIjLeE6o
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 27, 2016
Trump seemed to be sniffling throughout the evening.
Howard Dean, a Democratic presidential candidate in 2004, who was doomed after screaming, believed Trump was sniffling throughout the debate after using cocaine.
https://twitter.com/GovHowardDean/status/780588448470163456
But, he did not grind his jaw.
Trump did say that he will “absolutely support her” if Clinton wins the election.
"If she wins, I will absolutely support her," Trump says of Clinton. #debatenight https://t.co/wRjyZIkCGo
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 27, 2016
An NBC Nightly poll regarding the debate at the time of print gave Trump a 51% advantage over 49% Hillary.
A TIME poll of 360,000 people said that Trump won the debate with a score of 58% to 42%.
Then there was this individual who chimed in on who won.
So who won ? #DebateNight pic.twitter.com/o0v2SX2is8
— All Things TEXAS (@TexasCountryTwt) September 27, 2016
Best tweets of the debate honors go to the following:
https://twitter.com/ErinLea7/status/780601768854052865
https://twitter.com/michelledeidre/status/780599586108743681
A moment of silence for that 90 minutes none of us will ever get back. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/e4RVIYJ1Dh
— Ashley Alexiss (@AshAlexiss) September 27, 2016
After watching the debate… #DebateNight pic.twitter.com/iTpnIpykOf
— Crying Jordan (@CryingJordan) September 27, 2016
Wow! That debate changed literally everyone's mind! Which means we're right back where we started… #debatenight
— Ed Helms (@edhelms) September 27, 2016
Most depressing thought of the night: one of those two people will be President. #debatenight
— Emily Zanotti 🦝 (@emzanotti) September 27, 2016