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As Clinton discussed policy and Trump hurled attacks and whined about the moderators, LGBT tweeters reacted with jokes, memes, and outrage.
Millions tuned in to watch as qualified presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was forced to share a stage with a menacing, bloviating, barely coherent Donald Trump. In the wake of his latest scandal, in which he was heard bragging about getting away with sexually assaulting woman, it seemed almost cruel to send her into the debate with him, but Clinton combated his rambling and dodging by staying calm and demonstrating her vast knowledge about complicated subjects. LGBT Twitter responded to the debate in real time, Hilariously calling out Trump for lying, sniffing, and lurking behind her, and lauding Clinton's deft responses to tricky questions. See their tweets below:
Has he ... been tranquilized? #debates
\u201cRight now, Trump is everything he criticized Jeb Bush for being. Sad! #debate\u201d— \ud835\ude91\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8c \ud835\ude99\ud835\ude92\ud835\udea1\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8e \ud835\ude8d\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude8e\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude96 \ud835\ude90\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude95 (@\ud835\ude91\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8c \ud835\ude99\ud835\ude92\ud835\udea1\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8e \ud835\ude8d\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude8e\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude96 \ud835\ude90\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude95) 1476061764
\u201cSomeone clearly told Trump whisper-speaking would make him seem less creepy... it didn't work. #debate\u201d— Amanda Deibert (@Amanda Deibert) 1476061774
\u201cLocker room talk scared me as a little gay kid and it's terrifying me as an adult gay American\u201d— Casey Ley (@Casey Ley) 1476061980
\u201cApparently Hillary Clinton's first act in office should be outlawing locker rooms. #debate\u201d— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1476061925
\u201cWOMEN ARE AMERICANS. AMERICANS ARE WOMEN.\n\nYou cannot keep us safe when you are the one making us unsafe.\u201d— Cameron Esposito (@Cameron Esposito) 1476061985
\u201c"when they go low, you go high." Trump has defined new lows, so I guess Hillary will fly soon. #debate\u201d— Amanda Deibert (@Amanda Deibert) 1476062422
\u201cThere something wrong with Trump's mic again. I only hear garbage come out of it.\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1476063303
\u201cTrump's worst nightmare. 2 women and a gay man telling him not to talk. #debate\u201d— John Fugelsang (@John Fugelsang) 1476062981
\u201cIf Donald was president in the 2000s he may have kept us out of the war but he still would have been talking about grabbing women's pussies\u201d— Casey Ley (@Casey Ley) 1476063948
\u201c\u201cShe went 25 seconds over her time.\u201d #debate\u201d— \ud835\ude91\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8c \ud835\ude99\ud835\ude92\ud835\udea1\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8e \ud835\ude8d\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude8e\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude96 \ud835\ude90\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude95 (@\ud835\ude91\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8c \ud835\ude99\ud835\ude92\ud835\udea1\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8e \ud835\ude8d\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude8e\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude96 \ud835\ude90\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude95) 1476063101
\u201cThis debate is clearly the longest trump has gone without a bump of coke\u201d— Matt LeGrande (@Matt LeGrande) 1476064258
\u201cmelania trump silently pulling out the putin mask donald makes her wear around the house after debates\u201d— Matt Bellassai (@Matt Bellassai) 1476064410
\u201cTrump isn't passing the sniff test.\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1476064536
\u201cAlright. 30 min left. Maybe I'm being selfish but I wanna talk about #LGBT issues and rights. #debate\u201d— Zachary Zane (@Zachary Zane) 1476064704
\u201cWe are watching a debate where a qualified candidate has to debate a random adjective generator. America in 2016 #debate\u201d— Amanda Deibert (@Amanda Deibert) 1476064720
\u201cmike pence and his family are furiously loading suitcases into their station wagon right now\u201d— Matt Bellassai (@Matt Bellassai) 1476065279
\u201c\u201cHe and I haven\u2019t spoken and I disagree.\u201d\n\nUm Trump, he\u2019s your running mate. You should probably talk to him.\n\n#debate\u201d— matty \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa (stand w/ \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) (@matty \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa (stand w/ \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6)) 1476065401
\u201c"How stupid is our country?"--Donald Trump\n\nNot as stupid as you hope we are.\u201d— Mark Harris (@Mark Harris) 1476065521
\u201cLorne Michaels needs to send the Trump campaign a muffin basket for writing this week's SNL cold open. #debate\u201d— Robbie Rozelle (@Robbie Rozelle) 1476065642
\u201cTrump: she calls the neo-nazis who love me "deplorable" can you believe that? #debate\u201d— Amanda Deibert (@Amanda Deibert) 1476065693
\u201cTrump sees a black man and literally cannot stop saying "inner cities."\u201d— Mark Harris (@Mark Harris) 1476065725
\u201cOMG, Trump, "African American" and "inner city" are not synonyms. #debate\u201d— Amanda Deibert (@Amanda Deibert) 1476065760
\u201cTrump talking about "the inner cities" is code for "lock up as many black folks as I can find." #Debate\u201d— deray (@deray) 1476065760
\u201cAccording to Trump the world is on fire, everything is a disaster, grab your pets, and hurl yourself over the balcony.\u201d— Erin Foley (@Erin Foley) 1476066806
\u201c"Final question: what the FUCK is up with your hair, seriously, I can't believe we've gotten this far."\u201d— Tyler Coates (PARODY) (@Tyler Coates (PARODY)) 1476066833
\u201cFINALLY! Someone (Mrs. Clinton) mentioned CLIMATE CHANGE!!!!\u201d— bettemidler (@bettemidler) 1476066837
\u201cClinton asked one thing she respects about Donald Trump. \n\nHer response: His children. #debate\u201d— Sam (@Sam) 1476066900
\u201c"Um, he was good in Home Alone 2?" #debate\u201d— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1476066970
\u201cthe final question of the #debate brought to you by this chick from mean girls\u201d— korey kuhl (@korey kuhl) 1476067002
\u201c@HillaryClinton just met the greatest challenge of the election -- say something NICE about @realDonaldTrump and she #nailed it #debates\u201d— Sarah Jeanne (she/her) (@Sarah Jeanne (she/her)) 1476067113
\u201c"she's a fighter, she doesn't give up" #debate \n\nDID HE JUST ADMIT HILLARY HAS THE STAMINA\u201d— tyler oakley (@tyler oakley) 1476067189
