With the first presidential debate in the books, it is now time to take a look at some of the more interesting nuances and happenings during this event. So pour yourself a glass of Trump vodka and grill a juicy, tender Trump steak, because here we go!
1. Trump and Clinton reveal to the nation that they are color blind.
The Republican candidate wearing a Democratic-colored tie and the Democratic candidate wearing a Republican-colored pantsuit. This can only mean one thing about these presidential hopefuls. Hit it, Giorgio!
2. Trump likes to drink a lot of water.
I get it, Mr. Trump. You are 70 years old and you were just making sure you were properly hydrated for the hour and a half debate, but come on! You drank more water than that one family in California uses! Ok, maybe that is an exaggeration, but I think we all know why you did not stay on the stage long following the debate.
3. Good 'ole fact checking!
The whole presidential race and debates have consisted of rare truth-telling and more lies and drama. From Clinton not being truthful about her private email server and Trump denying his global warming Chinese conspiracy tweet made in 2012 and about his stance on the war in Iraq, fact checkers have definitely seen their fair share of work during this election. Clinton urged the American people to visit her campaign website in order to use the fact checker tool. Trump also said the same thing about his campaign website. Here is a sneak preview of what his website looks like:
4. I deleted over 33,000 emails. No big deal!
Yes, Bernie Sanders, the debate did include a comment or two about Hillary's damn emails. She once again said that how she handled those emails was a mistake and she took full responsibility for it. Not particularly apologetic. "33,000 emails? No big deal! Give me a real challenge. I would like over 100,000 top secret emails from the government! That way, I can set up two private servers, not just one! Challenge accepted!" By the way, I just made that quote up. But let's be real. How many of you began to think that was an actual Hillary Clinton quote?
5. Trump's sniffing storm is preparation for his next job.
Did anyone notice Donald Trump sniffing a lot during the debate? Yeah, me too! But his sniffing is not for the reason many people think. He is simply preparing for his next job in life. Oh, *chortle*, you thought it was for being the president of the United States? So sorry I misled you all. No, no, he is training to become the first human airport security dog. "And I will be the best human security dog in airport history. That I can promise you!"
6. Lester Holt: America's Favorite When It Comes to Crowd Control
As the moderator for the first presidential debate, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt had the distinguished role of fielding the questions to the candidates and playing passive-aggressive crowd control. He only "scolded" the audience once for making noise during the debate despite noise occurring at numerous times throughout the debate. From replacing the tarnished reputation of Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News, doing stories about shady white people for Dateline, and controlling the chaos that ensues between Trump and Clinton, Holt must have thought, "I'm getting too old for this s**t."
7. ISIS: How to Fight It (The Hillary and Donald Method)
The terrorist group ISIS has definitely been a touchy issue throughout the election, and Monday night's debate provided ample time for Trump and Clinton to rehash their approaches to taking down the evil organization. The Hillary method of fighting ISIS is listed in detail on her campaign website according to her and the Donald method is the same ole' bomb the living daylights out of ISIS and take out their families (pretty much a war crime, if you ask me). Trump went so far as to say that the famed General Douglas MacArthur would not approve of Hillary having her plan to defeat ISIS publically accessible on her website. Trump failed to mention that General MacArthur died 52 years ago, way long before the Internet came into existence. If he rose from the grave to give his opinion on the matter, he would immediately crawl back in after seeing who was running for president.
8. President Obama has always been an American citizen.
Yep! He was born in the United States. End of story.
9. Jill Stein just wanted to see which candidate will defeat her by more votes.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein visited Hofstra University on Monday hours before the debate. The university's security escorted Stein off the campus while on her way to an interview with MSNBC. The reason was because she failed to provide the proper credentials for being there. Unfortunately, we will never hear who she believes will defeat her by more votes in November.
10. The burning question: who has the winning temperament?
"I think my strongest asset by far is my temperament. I have a winning temperament," Trump said. Quote of the night! Um, Mr. Trump, your debate history has proven otherwise. Let's take a stroll down memory lane:
"Little Marco" on Senator Marco Rubio
"Lyin' Ted" on Senator Ted Cruz
"Crooked Hillary" on Hillary Clinton
"We are going to build a wall and Mexico is going to pay for it!" on the border between the United States and Mexico (Former Mexican president Vicente Fox: "I'm not going to pay for that f***ing wall!")
"They're bringing drugs, crime, and are rapists!" on Mexican immigrants
"I could shoot people and I wouldn't lose voters" on his top spot in the Republican polls
"She probably--maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say" on Ghazala Khan, mother of Humayun Khan, a Muslim U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq in 2004
"Putin has been a leader, far more than our president" on Russian president Vladimir Putin
That sure is a winning temperament, Mr. Trump! And FYI, just to relieve the suspense, Hillary Clinton actually has the winning temperament. I know...you were all worried for a second!
