Social Media Reactions to the Sex Scandal Showdown

10:45 p.m.

Final reactions: Trump did surprisingly well, which might stem the bleeding from the recent clip. His hits against Clinton really landed home, but he did not prevail overall on substance.

Neither candidate really won, as in the first debate. Most likely Clinton will be remembered as the winner, but a tattered winner at best.

One thing is certain: No one will want to watch these debates for fun in the future.

Watching this debate was the opposite of a relaxing Sunday night. Not even sure what to say. #Debate

— Andrew Gertler (@andrewgertler) October 10, 2016

10:40 p.m.

Yes, they each praised something about the other one.

.@realDonaldTrump: "[@HillaryClinton] doesn't quit, she doesn't give up. I respect that… She's a fighter." #Debate #FoxNews2016 pic.twitter.com/sDyi8ZeuDx

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 10, 2016

This is what happened in their heads.

"What do you respect in one another?" – Karl Becker #debate

Them (on the inside): pic.twitter.com/779hD0Ss2B

— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) October 10, 2016

Woah.

https://twitter.com/PamelaGeller/status/785308038752264194

10:33 p.m.

Trump is looking for another Antonin Scalia.

.@realDonaldTrump: "I am looking to appoint judges very much in the mold of Justice Scalia." #Debate #FoxNews2016 pic.twitter.com/roi1Scvbte

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 10, 2016

And Hillary’s Supreme Court answers are legitimately scary.

Hillary show her true colors: talking about Supreme Court, she wants to restrict our 2nd Amend right to bear arms. Scary! #debate

— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) October 10, 2016

To Hillary Clinton – THERE IS NO GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE. >98% of guns bought go through ATF checks. Not a source of gun crime. #debate

— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) October 10, 2016

The best argument for Donald Trump?

This isn’t an election for the next 4 years—it’s an election for the next 40 years, especially when it comes to the Supreme Court. #Debate

— Tim Kaine (@timkaine) October 10, 2016

10:28 p.m.

Did anyone win tonight?

There is no winner tonight. We are all losers. #debate

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 10, 2016

Vote in the poll.

Closing poll on tonight's #debate Who won? Options: Clinton, Trump, Cthulhu, no one. @PJMedia_com #tcot

— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 10, 2016

On the Supreme Court…

https://twitter.com/dangainor/status/785305242514690048

Next Page: Trump responsible for bullying?

10:25 p.m.

Trump is responsible for bullying in schools now, apparently.

Did Hillary REALLY say "bullying is up" in schools because of the "Trump effect"?#debate

— Larry Elder (@larryelder) October 10, 2016

How about the clown phenomenon?

https://twitter.com/ChanceHarbour/status/785295679014965248

And this puts all of Clinton’s “children will listen” into perspective.

Clinton: Children listen to what is being said about them.
Me: Unless you kill them before they exit the womb.
#debate

— Stephen Herreid (@StephenHerreid) October 10, 2016

10:20 p.m.

Yes, this did really happen.

Trump says he's going to bring "economics to people."#debate

— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) October 10, 2016

I’m straight out of economics.

"Give economics to people?"

Oh good. I was just out of economics. It'll save me a trip to the store. #debate

— Nash Across the 8th Dimension (@Nash076) October 10, 2016

And Evan McMullin is correct…

An American president should strengthen alliances, rebuild our military, and promote American principles and universal human rights. #debate

— Evan McMullin (@EvanMcMullin) October 10, 2016

10:15 p.m.

Moderators fair and balanced?

https://twitter.com/JaredTSwift/status/785301759669379072

Why is Clinton even there?

Why is Clinton even there? The moderators are doing all of the work for her. #debate

— Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) October 10, 2016

Hostile moderator!

#MarthaRaddatz is becoming hostile with Trump #debate #DebateNight #Debates2016

— Wayne Dupree 🎙🎥 (@WayneDupreeShow) October 10, 2016

Next Page: Aleppo, the Russian reset, and a Hillary spokesman drops the F bomb.

10:12 p.m.

And just when you thought it couldn’t get uglier…

He apologized.

I want to apologize for the clearly inappropriate nature and language of this personal tweet. Sorry all.

— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) October 10, 2016

Moderator also cuts Trump off, again.

Why is Martha Raddatz debating Trump about why the military does what they do? What was that? #Debate

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 10, 2016

Did this seriously just happen?

Trump "disagrees" with running mate Mike Pence, says "we have to get ISIS" #debate https://t.co/96fV2YbLin

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) October 10, 2016

10:08 p.m.

ALEPPO!

Clinton “talks tough about Russia,” but what happened after the “Reset” again?

https://twitter.com/PamelaGeller/status/785300346029604864

Here’s M. Zuhdi Jasser calling her out on it.

I am going to vomit. @HillaryClinton you didn't stand up to Russia!!' Assad and Putin should name a petting zoo in Moscow after u and Kerry

— M. Zuhdi Jasser زهدي جاسر (@DrZuhdiJasser) October 10, 2016

10:04 p.m.

I thought Anderson was fair there.

Clinton Spokesman @andersoncooper: "Let her respond. She didn't interrupt you." #debate

— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) October 10, 2016

Then again…

Moderators have interrupted Trump 14 times and Clinton only 3 times#debate #DebateNight #Debates2016

— Wayne Dupree 🎙🎥 (@WayneDupreeShow) October 10, 2016

One more.

Here we go again. Trump slammed on taxes; Hillary gets no question on email destruction. Same old same old. #debate

— Brent Bozell (@BrentBozell) October 10, 2016

“Mr. Trump, we’re going to move on.” I trust Anderson more than her…

Next Page: My opponent is a liar and cannot be trusted.

10:00 p.m.

Hillary: “Everything you’ve heard from Donald is not true.”

My opponent is a liar and cannot be trusted. Exactly what SOUTH PARK parodied. #DEBATES

— Austin Putnam (@AustinPPutnam) October 10, 2016

Here’s the video.

Shorter Hillary: My opponent is a liar and cannot be trusted. #debate @PJMedia_com #tcot @SouthPark https://t.co/zxFYIUtVIA

— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 10, 2016

Oh, my!

Really, this isn't normal #debate pic.twitter.com/wEQqFq17oV

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 10, 2016

9:57 p.m.

Yes, Hillary beat Trump on Russia. I still don’t trust either one.

"I know nothing about Russia." Maybe truest thing Trump has said. #debate

— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) October 10, 2016

Here’s what he should have said.

Trump again misses major opportunity to destroy Hillary on cyber security, hacking, private server. Sad! #Debate

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 10, 2016

Yet another good point:

Hillary, @realDonaldTrump is not the one who sold 25 percent of US uranium to Russia! #Debate

— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) October 10, 2016

9:54 p.m.

Strong answer by Hillary, but the Lincoln reference was a bridge too far.

Trump just buried Hillary on that Lincoln thing. #debate

— Jay W. Richards (@DrJayRichards) October 10, 2016

Trump's rejoinder here on Lincoln is pretty good and funny. #debate

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 10, 2016

Here it is:

Trump: She's blaming her lie on the late great Abraham Lincoln

Room laughs – Nice Shot#debate #DebateNight #Debates2016

— Wayne Dupree 🎙🎥 (@WayneDupreeShow) October 10, 2016

And?

"Abraham Lincoln never lied. That's the biggest difference between Abraham Lincoln …. AND YOU." – Trump to Hillary #debate

— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) October 10, 2016

Here’s Lincoln’s response.

"Please leave me out of this both of you incompetent sociopaths. You're embarrassing all of us." – Lincoln #debate

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 10, 2016

Next Page: A patriotic Muslim’s view of Hillary Clinton.

9:49 p.m.

Bigger threat: radical Islamic terror or Islamophobia?

Obamacare has real issues. But it has increased insurance coverage everywhere. https://t.co/JiOnUoFLCY pic.twitter.com/EBD6Fko8gu

— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) October 10, 2016

If you think Islamophobia is as big a problem as Islamic terrorism, you're just a very, very stupid human being. #debates

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 10, 2016

Once again, Trump on Obamacare was very solid.

That Obamacare question is maybe the most cogent thing I've ever heard from Donald Trump #debates

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 10, 2016

And yet…

https://twitter.com/alexis_levinson/status/785291698402422784

Invading her “safe space”?

Donald Trump, creeping into Hillary Clinton's space. #debate pic.twitter.com/PfoltjRqU0

— Phil Elliott (@Philip_Elliott) October 10, 2016

9:45 p.m.

Clinton wants Muslims to be our eyes and ears on terror.

.@HillaryClinton: "We need American Muslims to be part of our eyes and ears, on our front lines." #Debate pic.twitter.com/nvwOhE1Oqn

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 10, 2016

Here’s what a patriotic Muslim thinks of her saying “radical Islamic terror” is “demagogic.”

Here’s his view of Hillary Clinton.

Hillary made it clear she cares not about Muslims but about what their dictators, theocrats, and tyrants think about what we say #Islamism

— M. Zuhdi Jasser زهدي جاسر (@DrZuhdiJasser) October 10, 2016

9:41 p.m.

Yes, Trump did actually talk articulately about Obamacare.

We must repeal Obamacare and replace it with a much more competitive, comprehensive, affordable system. #debate #MAGA

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 10, 2016

And here’s that “because you’d be in jail” line once again. Perfect.

.@HillaryClinton: "It's good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country." #Debate pic.twitter.com/ZKYyxi6FfF

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) October 10, 2016

Liberal pundit also thinks Hillary messed up on Obamacare.

I think @HillaryClinton answer on Obamacare was too defensive. It allowed Trump to score by calling it a disaster. #debate

— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) October 10, 2016

Next Page: When Trump beat Hillary on Obamacare.

9:38 p.m.

Trump hitting on media bias.

https://twitter.com/PamelaGeller/status/785291218305556480

What Clinton means by “fixing” Obamacare.

ObamaCare was set up to fail so they could push for universal healthcare. #debate

— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) October 10, 2016

And yet…

He needs #Obamacare for his nose. #debate

— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) October 10, 2016

9:34 p.m.

Here’s what people really think of the debate.

This #debate is a disgrace. All the problems we have in this country, and this is nothing but drama. Might as well be a Keemstar video.

— Austin Hargrave (@PeanutButterGmr) October 10, 2016

And the guy who should be on that stage.

I did not think that #debate number 2 could be more pathetic than debate number 1 and yet to this point, it is.

— Gov. Gary Johnson (@GovGaryJohnson) October 10, 2016

It’s like the Twilight Zone.

I keep asking myself Is this real? #Debate

— Justin Forsett (@JForsett) October 10, 2016

9:30 p.m.

Half an hour in, we already have:

https://twitter.com/thesethbishop/status/785290431906979841

And the emails.

"It was a mistake, & I take responsibility for using one device, or more, and hiding federal records, and bleaching servers, and…" #debate

— Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) October 10, 2016

Oh yes, the Devil too.

Trump says Sanders "signed on with the devil" by endorsing Clinton

— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 10, 2016

Next Page: Trump’s killer repartee.

9:28 p.m.

Trump’s repartee is killer in this debate.

.@realDonaldTrump: "you deleted 33,000 emails… lives have been destroyed for doing a fifth of what she's done" #debate

— Varney & Co. (@Varneyco) October 10, 2016

Hillary does not know what to do.

Hillary says everything Trump said is false. A fair amount of what he said about her email scandal was true. #debate

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 10, 2016

Here’s an explanation.

Hillary Clinton is a pathological liar. #Debate

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 10, 2016

This will be remembered.

“I was so surprised to see him sign on with the devil.” — Donald Trump on Bernie Sanders #debate pic.twitter.com/KK9t2vTXRj

— Vox (@voxdotcom) October 10, 2016

9:25 p.m.

Hillary pivots.

Clinton quotes Michelle Obama (with attribution): "when they go low, we go high." Gets back to the video. #debate

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 10, 2016

Trump punches hard.

https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/785289618908442624

Is Clinton the devil?

He just called her the Devil! In a presidential debate! Amazing. #debate

— Tom Payne (@justanactor) October 10, 2016

9:20 p.m.

So it begins.

.@realDonaldTrump: "Look at Bill Clinton. Mine was words… his was action. Bill was abusive to women and Hillary attacked them" #debate

— Varney & Co. (@Varneyco) October 10, 2016

Here’s one pundit for Trump.

Words vs. Deeds. Been saying so since June. @93wibc #Debate

— Tony Katz (@tonykatz) October 10, 2016

And a Christian leader against him.

This is the worst political disaster I have ever seen. #debate

— Russell Moore (@drmoore) October 10, 2016

Next Page: Two views of the Trump tape responses.

9:18 p.m.

Two different views of the Trump tape responses.

He won't answer. He can't answer. So there's our answer. #debate

— Jen Statsky (@jenstatsky) October 10, 2016

#Trump I apologized to my family, I apologized to everyone. It was bad judgment #debate #DebateNight #Debates2016

— Wayne Dupree 🎙🎥 (@WayneDupreeShow) October 10, 2016

Here’s what he said, twice.

“This was locker room talk… I am not proud of it.” — Donald Trump addresses lewd comments caught on tape at tonight’s #debate pic.twitter.com/z3TrlVSDGa

— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 10, 2016

9:15 p.m.

Trump refuses to answer the question on sexual assault, switches to ISIS.

Trump had to be asked three times before he answered whether he's sexually assaulted women #debate

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 10, 2016

Here’s Russell Moore on that.

I am stunned. This is ridiculous. #debate

— Russell Moore (@drmoore) October 10, 2016

Some have a different view, however.

https://twitter.com/AnneBayefsky/status/785286872662614017

9:12 p.m.

Deplorables?

"We are going to respect one another. Lift one another up.” —Hillary

So proud to be a part of this ticket. #Debate

— Tim Kaine (@timkaine) October 10, 2016

And here it comes, the onslaught on Trump.

My stomach is in knots, knowing where this is going… the blah blah opening answers building suspense. #debate

— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) October 10, 2016

“This was locker room talk.”

Next Page: Bill Clinton welcomes the Trumps at the debate.

9:06 p.m.

Bill Clinton welcomes the Trumps, after the news conference with women who accused him of sexual assault.

Bill Clinton shakes hands with the Trump family before the #debate https://t.co/k0qfBkK0Qu pic.twitter.com/W8kQN9jCUp

— New York Post (@nypost) October 10, 2016

Perfect Princess Bride quote as the debate starts.

This will be the pitch each candidate makes to the voters tonight #debate pic.twitter.com/FT9Zs5kSa4

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 10, 2016

Is Trump already losing the debate?

Prediction markets already think Trump is losing the debate. (Based on the Clinton accuser stuff, presumably.) https://t.co/Y3BnuZEG3B

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 10, 2016

9:01 p.m.

The deplorables are on it.

My team of deplorables will be taking over my Twitter account for tonight's #debate#MakeAmericaGreatAgain

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 10, 2016

And Clinton is hitting the female angle once again.

Women have the power to stop Trump.https://t.co/tTgeqy51PUhttps://t.co/VH3woeAf9Q pic.twitter.com/NjvbkPsjPR

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 7, 2016

And don’t forget our very own VodkaPundit’s coverage right here:

Drunkblogging the Sex, Lies, and WikiLeaks Debate https://t.co/PIvPA4knt7 #PJMedia

— PJ Media (@PJMedia_com) October 10, 2016

8:57 p.m.

The second presidential debate begins at 9 p.m. tonight, and it is already shaping up to be quite a doozy. Infamously, footage from 2005 leaked showing Republican nominee Donald Trump speaking about sleeping with women, saying that he could “grab ’em by the p***y.” In the hours before the debate, Trump held a press conference with women who have accused former President Bill Clinton of sexually abusing them.

In short, the second debate looks likely to be a sex scandal showdown, focused less on policy and more on, well, something else that begins with p.

This likely is how moderator Anderson Cooper feels right now.

#AndersonCooper's mentally preparing himself for the #debate Just 15 minutes to go! pic.twitter.com/4MI1is8TtG

— Weird Voyeurism (@WeirdVoyeurism) October 10, 2016

We’ll be following reactions to the debate on social media, live as it happens. Stick with us, and refresh for updates!