40 Of The Best Reactions To The First Presidential Debate Between Trump And Biden
The first of three debates between US President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden has left a foul aftertaste for a lot of Americans and watchers worldwide. Instead of a polite and informative debate between politicians who are supposed to represent the very best the US has to offer, on Tuesday, September 29, we saw a belligerent shouting match that left a lot of Americans annoyed.
Bit of an overstatement? Not quite. According to a CBS News/YouGov post-debate poll, 69 percent of respondents said that they felt annoyed. Meanwhile, a CNN poll conducted by SSRS found that six in ten voters thought that Biden won the first debate. But plenty of people also thought that there were no real winners after Tuesday’s debacle but there was a clear loser—America. Bored Panda has collected some of the funniest reactions to the interruption-riddled debate and memes to come out of the chaos, so scroll on down, upvote your fave ones, and let us know what you thought of the Trump vs. Biden debate in the comments.
Bored Panda reached out to award-winning author, founder of Millennial Politics, and political commentator, Nathan Rubin. Read on for his take on what happened on Tuesday night.
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I know. We've all been telling him to shut up from our living rooms. And it wasn't working.
"I think there was only one President on that stage, and there was only one leader on that stage, and he didn’t fly in on Air Force One," Nathan shared his opinion. "Trump’s petty attacks and uncontrollable rants showed his true colors as someone who is simply incapable of growing into the job of President."
Nathan said that Biden spoke to the American people "even while being constantly interrupted" and it's his belief that the candidate came across as the more pragmatic and realistic leader of the two.
The debate wasn’t without controversy. Biden called Trump a ‘clown’ and told him to ‘shut up’; meanwhile, the President refused to condemn white supremacy and tried to walk back on his comments on Wednesday.
However, one positive thing to come out of the chaos is that the rules of the remaining two Trump vs. Biden debates will be changed. The BBC reports that the Commission on Presidential Debates said it will alter the format.
One proposed measure is to cut the microphones of the candidates if they interrupt one another. That could reduce the amount of time the candidates talk over one another and squabble instead of actually, well, debating.
How my neighbor watched the debate
"Regarding the debate changes, anything they do that can prevent further interrupting from Trump (because let’s be honest, it was entirely one-sided), will save the future debates," Nathan gave his take on the proposed changes by the Commission on Presidential Debates. "But I doubt they can restrain Trump because he can’t even restrain himself. And that’s why I think we’re in for two more wild and whacky debates."
The first presidential debate was watched by 65 million TV viewers. The second debate will happen on October 15 while the final bout will occur on October 22. Meanwhile, vice-presidential candidates Mike Pence and Kamala Harris will verbally spar on October 7. Can we hope for a more civil and informative debate? We hope so.
Wouldn’t have swapped places with him for all the Nutella in the world.
You Dont Attack Family. For me, the biggest win for Biden was that he did not bring up Trumps kids even though Trump kept attacking his son.
What did you expect? He always refused to denounce racism and white supremacy. The guy is a genuine racist who actually wanted to "Make America White Again". But MAGA sounds better as MAWA.
Men, women, space aliens...three ANYONE talking at the same time, unless they're singing as a chorus, is an awful sound.
A better tweak on the WWE joke here would be if bernie cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
Why did my mind start singing "Hooray, and up she rises, hooray and up she rises" There are certain images conjured up from the lyrics that I find would be amazingly appropriate, if you get my drift. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNh-D1wb0bw
Debate 2: The poor moderator loses an eye. Debate 3 the debatening: This one is literally a slapfight in a chilis parking lot
I wonder how many people started drinking and smoking again after this mudfight of 2 pensioners.
That's always annoying. I play just for fun, I don't need 2 hours of cutscenes that I don't care about.
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It was a travesty, for them, and the citizens. Trump could not help himself speak out and above everyone. I think the low point for me, was seeing Biden hurt by Trumps comments about his sons. We should PRAISE those that got clean from addictions, not insult or harm them. When Biden posted the photo of his son Beau after the debate, it was so sad. Trump does not respect service members. Family needs to be kept OUT of the presidential debate. But notice Biden didn't bring in the facts about Trump's kids committing fraud and breaking the law. Biden, I have to say, tried his best to keep his anger under wraps. But the real kicker was the end with the wives. Shows you who's in it for love, and who's in it for financial gain.
Absolutely right observation, LiliumVA.
You know when an alcoholic is clean for years but still says he is an alcoholic....trump doesn't drink, not even socially...where did that come from? Afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself?
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will you shut up man
John Smith Brooke Purvis, Trump doesn't need you to protect him, that's his spin doctors job, so how about you take ur own advice. Will you shut up
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Shut the f**k up. There, how do you like it?
Please VOTE!
You bet your sweet @$$ I will - if my registration gets straightened out in time!
You should have voted by now! Most states have already started mail-in or absentee voting.
When one guy has his two minutes of uninterrupted time, turn the other guys mic off.
Good idea but not enough: the other candidate can still hear it full volume. They're working on a solution.
Maybe it is a good test to see if the candidates are gentlemen enough to respect their opponents. It might be usefull as a president.
The test result are already in, there's nothing else to see.
It was a travesty, for them, and the citizens. Trump could not help himself speak out and above everyone. I think the low point for me, was seeing Biden hurt by Trumps comments about his sons. We should PRAISE those that got clean from addictions, not insult or harm them. When Biden posted the photo of his son Beau after the debate, it was so sad. Trump does not respect service members. Family needs to be kept OUT of the presidential debate. But notice Biden didn't bring in the facts about Trump's kids committing fraud and breaking the law. Biden, I have to say, tried his best to keep his anger under wraps. But the real kicker was the end with the wives. Shows you who's in it for love, and who's in it for financial gain.
Absolutely right observation, LiliumVA.
You know when an alcoholic is clean for years but still says he is an alcoholic....trump doesn't drink, not even socially...where did that come from? Afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself?
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will you shut up man
John Smith Brooke Purvis, Trump doesn't need you to protect him, that's his spin doctors job, so how about you take ur own advice. Will you shut up
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Shut the f**k up. There, how do you like it?
Please VOTE!
You bet your sweet @$$ I will - if my registration gets straightened out in time!
You should have voted by now! Most states have already started mail-in or absentee voting.
When one guy has his two minutes of uninterrupted time, turn the other guys mic off.
Good idea but not enough: the other candidate can still hear it full volume. They're working on a solution.
Maybe it is a good test to see if the candidates are gentlemen enough to respect their opponents. It might be usefull as a president.
The test result are already in, there's nothing else to see.