When my father asked me what I thought about Sunday night's presidential debate, I had to pause, before finally saying, "Bizarre." Donald Trump invited three women who claimed Bill Clinton had sexually assaulted them in the past, along with the mother of a girl who was allegedly raped when she was 12 and Hillary Clinton was called on to defend the man accused of the crime. Keep in mind this was roughly 48 hours after the 2005 video was leaked showing Trump making lewd comments about women, to the point where he basically admitted to being guilty of and being able to get away with sexual assault due to his fame and fortune. As for the debate itself, not only did Donald Trump interrupt Hillary Clinton, as well as moderators Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz, on 15 occasions, lie at least 22 times, complain about the moderators' alleged bias multiple times, and seem unable to answer any question, he creepily appeared to be trailing Secretary Clinton whenever she spoke to the audience. I wasn't the only one who noticed this:
- "Donald Trump looms behind Hillary Clinton at the debate" - CNN
- "This was the creepiest thing Donald Trump did during tonight's debate" - Mother Jones
- "Donald Trump Hovers Behind Hillary Clinton at Debate and Twitter Is Creeped Out" - Cosmopolitan
- "Trump lurks like a hungry ghost behind Clinton during entire debate" - Mashable
- "Donald Trump Stalked Hillary Clinton During Debate" - Uproxx
So, after hearing about these stories, what did Donald Trump say in response? Only this:
"Hey did you see - wait, wait, wait! Did you see where she (Hillary Clinton) said I entered her space? So here I am, I'm standing. Right, you saw that? This is a liar. So I'm standing at my podium. I've got my chair and Crooked Hillary walks across the stage in front of me. So I'm standing, and she walks across the stage. She's standing right in front to me. I didn't care. I don't care. And she's answering a question and then she walks right back. Okay, that's fine I didn't make a big deal. Next day, I said I read the paper."
I don't like referring to people as idiots, but Donald Trump is an idiot. When he was at his podium and Hillary Clinton walked past him, it wasn't to invade his space. She was merely attempting to get up close and personal with the people who had asked her a question. When she was finished answering the question, yes, she walked back to her podium. That's how town hall debates work and how you show respect to the audience and your opponent. Donald Trump, meanwhile, didn't seem to know what to do while Secretary Clinton was speaking. There were times he'd be at his podium, others when he was appearing to walk to nowhere in particular, and yet others when he was a mere couple feet (or so) feet behind Clinton, appearing to almost be breathing down her neck as she spoke to the crowd. So, I'm sorry, but to try and turn the tables around on Clinton here is flat out ridiculous! Given Trump's (lack of) rationale here, expect him to make the following excuses in the future:
- "I didn't have sex with that woman. It was simply gravity, where her wherever grabbed a hold of my whatever."
- "I didn't hit him! His face ran into my hand!"
- "I wasn't stalking her, your honor. She was always just one step ahead of me wherever I went."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/12/trump-turning-the-tables-accuses-clinton-of-invading-his-space-at-debate/
- "Donald Trump looms behind Hillary Clinton at the debate" - CNN
- "This was the creepiest thing Donald Trump did during tonight's debate" - Mother Jones
- "Donald Trump Hovers Behind Hillary Clinton at Debate and Twitter Is Creeped Out" - Cosmopolitan
- "Trump lurks like a hungry ghost behind Clinton during entire debate" - Mashable
- "Donald Trump Stalked Hillary Clinton During Debate" - Uproxx
So, after hearing about these stories, what did Donald Trump say in response? Only this:
"Hey did you see - wait, wait, wait! Did you see where she (Hillary Clinton) said I entered her space? So here I am, I'm standing. Right, you saw that? This is a liar. So I'm standing at my podium. I've got my chair and Crooked Hillary walks across the stage in front of me. So I'm standing, and she walks across the stage. She's standing right in front to me. I didn't care. I don't care. And she's answering a question and then she walks right back. Okay, that's fine I didn't make a big deal. Next day, I said I read the paper."
I don't like referring to people as idiots, but Donald Trump is an idiot. When he was at his podium and Hillary Clinton walked past him, it wasn't to invade his space. She was merely attempting to get up close and personal with the people who had asked her a question. When she was finished answering the question, yes, she walked back to her podium. That's how town hall debates work and how you show respect to the audience and your opponent. Donald Trump, meanwhile, didn't seem to know what to do while Secretary Clinton was speaking. There were times he'd be at his podium, others when he was appearing to walk to nowhere in particular, and yet others when he was a mere couple feet (or so) feet behind Clinton, appearing to almost be breathing down her neck as she spoke to the crowd. So, I'm sorry, but to try and turn the tables around on Clinton here is flat out ridiculous! Given Trump's (lack of) rationale here, expect him to make the following excuses in the future:
- "I didn't have sex with that woman. It was simply gravity, where her wherever grabbed a hold of my whatever."
- "I didn't hit him! His face ran into my hand!"
- "I wasn't stalking her, your honor. She was always just one step ahead of me wherever I went."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/12/trump-turning-the-tables-accuses-clinton-of-invading-his-space-at-debate/
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