The first US Presidential debate held early Tuesday with Donald Trump of the Republican party clashing with Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party.
It was an interesting debate as both candidates answered a variety of questions on issues from moderator Lestor Holt.
In a poll compiled by CNN and ORC from debate watchers, 43 percent believe Trump can handle the presidency while 55 percent say he cannot. As for Hillary Clinton, 67 percent believe she can handle the presidency while 2 percent believe otherwise.
The polls are out for the event which held at the Hofstra University campus.
TWITTER REACTIONS:
The highly anticipated US presidential debate between candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton saw Twittersphere agog with myriads of opinions.
Do see below:
I see Hillary has come dressed in the blood of men who have underestimated her.
— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) September 27, 2016
Is the @realDonaldTrump sniffling? #USPresidentialDebate
— Jenna Price (@JennaPrice) September 27, 2016
He literally hasn't answered a single question directly. Not one. But his eyebrows are on fleek right now. #debatenight
— Nancy Lyons (@Nylons) September 27, 2016
Under 30 seconds in and Trump says CHINA #debatenight #HofDebate16 #USPresidentialDebate pic.twitter.com/5v65Oi9zr6
— Aaron Vallely (@Vallmeister) September 27, 2016
Trump thinks he's being knowledgeable by quoting himself. #debatenight
— Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) September 27, 2016
HILLARY CLINTON DID NOT COME TO PLAY WITH THAT HEAUX, DONALD. She came to slay tonight! #ImWithHer #debatenight
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) September 27, 2016
"When Donald Trump spends 11 hours testifying in front of a congressional committee, he can talk to me about stamina." —Hillary #debatenight
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016
"Vote for me because I was going to say something mean about Hillary but I didn't." Trump running for 7th grade class pres. #debatenight
— April (@ReignOfApril) September 27, 2016
Trump says "Law and Order". Remember when 'law and order' meant black people could get sold, abused and killed? What a bell end.
— Chuba Ezekwesili (@ChubaEzeks) September 27, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump: Barack Obama is your president too. #debatenight
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016
Why is Donald Trump shouting over the moderator and Clinton? The guy is too highly strung to be president jooor.. #debatenight
— Juliet 'Kego (@julietkego) September 27, 2016
Donald Trump just did a 1 minute rant on how Hillary was not nice to him. Butthurt bullies are truly the worst. #debatenight
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) September 27, 2016
#USPresidentialDebate it's Secretary Clinton versus Donald. She is going for his inexperience. He's going for the fact she's a politician
— Matt Frei (@mattfrei) September 27, 2016
Howard Stern: "Are you for invading Iraq?"
Donald Trump: "Yeah, I guess so. You know, I wish the first time it was done correctly." #debate
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) September 27, 2016
"A man who could get provoked by a tweet should not have the nuclear codes" #debatenight pic.twitter.com/dYW8H2rwkM
— Geeks Of Color (@GeeksOfColor) September 27, 2016
Trump keeps complaining that foreign countries aren't paying what they owe. The ultimate in projection. #debatenight
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) September 27, 2016
Trump seems increasingly childish and @HillaryClinton seems like a grown-up. #PresidentialDebate #debatenight #tytlive
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) September 27, 2016
Donald Trump is outchea LYING LIKE A GOOD PERSIAN RUG. LYING like his hair won't. LYING like concrete. #debatenight
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) September 27, 2016
"MY BEST FEATURE IS MY TEMPERAMENT" we cannot let this man near nuclear codes #debatenight
— Bill Nye Tho (@Bill_Nye_Tho__) September 27, 2016
We're now in a race to see who can mention more countries. @HillaryClinton losing woefully #debatenight
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) September 27, 2016
Donald Trump just said he did black Americans a favor by questioning the legitimacy of the 1st black president.
This happened. In real life
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) September 27, 2016
Donald LEGIT just said his temperament is one of his best qualities. The devil is a LIAR, a CHEAT and a FRAUD. #debatenight
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) September 27, 2016
Why is Donald Trump shouting over the moderator and Clinton? The guy is too highly strung to be president jooor.. #debatenight
— Juliet 'Kego (@julietkego) September 27, 2016
If you drink every time Donald Trump mentions Mexico, you will die of alcohol poisoning in 20 minutes. #debatenight
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) September 27, 2016
Trump's eyes darting side to side as HRC discusses specific terrorists. He doesn't know who they are. #debatenight
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) September 27, 2016
Trump said Hillary Clinton doesn't have "the look." That's gonna come back to bite him.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) September 27, 2016
Q: You lied that @POTUS was not a natural-born US citizen?
A: I just want to fight ISIS#debatenight
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) September 27, 2016
Trump on his hotel near White House: "If I don't get there one way, I'm going to get to Pennsylvania Avenue another" https://t.co/Y0ukJ3yst5
— CNN International (@cnni) September 27, 2016
"If I don't get to Pennsylvania Avenue one way…"
First admission of loss? Or 'African Dictator' threat? You decide…#debatenight
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) September 27, 2016
Dude, it's still on your twitter account https://t.co/lec4C7peJo
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 27, 2016
'Donald criticized me for preparing for this debate. And yes I did. Know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president.' #debatenight
— Isime Esene (@iDOVA) September 27, 2016
Twitter followers gained since #debatenight started
Hillary Clinton: +38,394
Donald Trump: +21,241
Evan McMullin: +174
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 27, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump’s economic plan? Cut taxes for billionaires & the rules on Wall Street, & leave working families behind. #debatenight
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) September 27, 2016
America! Why is it that a woman has to be 10X as good before she even breaks the glass ceiling? Mtcheww. This wasn't a debate! #debatenight
— Juliet 'Kego (@julietkego) September 27, 2016
Clinton ripping Trump a new one on misogyny. #debatenight
— ChristianChristensen (@ChrChristensen) September 27, 2016
Trump talks about Stop and Frisk as if it fixed the crime problem. This is simply untrue.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) September 27, 2016
Stop question & frisk has decreased nearly 97% in NYC since '11. Crime, murder, & shootings have decreased significantly during same period
— J. Peter Donald (@JPeterDonald) September 27, 2016
Trump: "We defend Japan.. but they don't pay us." Japan pays almost $2 billion annually to host U.S. troops. #factcheck #debatenight
— Hiroko Tabuchi (@HirokoTabuchi) September 27, 2016
Did Trump really just say we should vote for him because he opened a club that doesn't discriminate? #debatenight
— ChristianChristensen (@ChrChristensen) September 27, 2016
Donald Trump absolutely did say global warming is a Chinese hoax https://t.co/DpKjT6B4WU #DebateNight pic.twitter.com/SdvvbhZbuj
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 27, 2016
donald trump: I didn't say that
the internet: pic.twitter.com/S1A8r7XG5T
— Evan (@contxnt) September 27, 2016
"When you see what ISIS is doing with the internet…" Trump is like a dog explaining quantum mechanics. #debatenight
— ChristianChristensen (@ChrChristensen) September 27, 2016
Oh fuck that fat-shaming MF Trump. What does a fat person sitting on a bed have to do with foreign policy?! #debatenight
— Brittney Cooper (@ProfessorCrunk) September 27, 2016
I feel like I just had a lobotomy. #debatenight
— Colman Domingo (@colmandomingo) September 27, 2016
SAD performance by Trump. By performance I mean when he showed up and was himself. Hillary made history and made us proud. #debatenight
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) September 27, 2016
Can never look at Americans the same way. Y'all let this muppet get this far? #debatenight
— Chuba Ezekwesili (@ChubaEzeks) September 27, 2016
Abeg #debatenight is just vexing me. If @HillaryClinton be man, there would be no need for competition at all. This na WHITE MALE privilege!
— Juliet 'Kego (@julietkego) September 27, 2016
The clear winner is the manufacturer of those mics. Picked up ALL the sniffs. Amazing audio! #debatenight #PresidentialDebate
— Jeremy Jahns (@JeremyJahns) September 27, 2016
To say Lester the moderator did a shoddy job would be to assume he was even present. #DebateNight
— Chuba Ezekwesili (@ChubaEzeks) September 27, 2016
Tonight, we witnessed a #MadamPresident taking on a pesky self-entitled, arrogant entry-level intern who knows diddly squat #debatenight
— Juliet 'Kego (@julietkego) September 27, 2016
Mr. Trump has reached his wits end and now returned to repeating his pointless points. #Debate2016
— Egghead Odewale (@eggheader) September 27, 2016
Note: “stamina” is just a codeword for weakness and “you’re not up to the job,” that women have been hearing for far too long
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) September 27, 2016
Only sexism & racism would make folks lie & say that Trump said anything useful or comparable to Clinton. Dude was incoherent. #debatenight
— Brittney Cooper (@ProfessorCrunk) September 27, 2016
America, l don't know what existential crisis you are dealing with but do not unleash Trump on the rest of us world. Just don't do it. https://t.co/cHQ7aIC8Cz
— Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) September 27, 2016
Dear Lord o, may Trump NOT win in this era of APC selling assets. Dem go just sell us to Mr Trump & then he won't pay taxes sef #debatenight
— Juliet 'Kego (@julietkego) September 27, 2016
The only winner tonight is the Voyager probe, which is speeding away from the Earth at 17 kilometers/second #debatenight
— Maddie Stone (@themadstone) September 27, 2016
The two candidates immediately after the debate. Shown on C-SPAN. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/Xc8BiI2hXF
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) September 27, 2016
Race just came up. Black Twitter wakes up.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) September 27, 2016
Statement from @NMDEMS on #debatenight pic.twitter.com/OLaZ2omrpP
— Russell Contreras (@RussContreras) September 27, 2016
Nothing on emails. Nothing on the corrupt Clinton Foundation. And nothing on #Benghazi. #Debates2016 #debatenight
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton belongs in the White House. Donald Trump belongs on my show.
— Jerry Springer (@jerryspringer) September 27, 2016
This debate was the first of three between Trump and Hillary. We look forward to what the other two will bring, but like a tweet said, Hillary won this round.
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