“Pumped for all the ‘bad things happen in Philadelphia’ tattoos we’re about to see,” wrote Twitter user ExtremeMomVibes, also sharing a picture of Gritty. — ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) September 30, 2020. Biggest mask I’ve ever seen! “I don’t think she’s [former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton] responsible for his [former President Bill Clinton’s] behavior. Just asking questions! Iconic,” tweeted Democratic Party strategist Tom Watson. pic.twitter.com/iJmh3Ns1cc. The debate started past Biden’s bedtime (and many of ours), — Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) September 29, 2020, — Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 30, 2020. Here are the ten best quotes from Thursday night’s Republican debate. “The Real Housewives,” a reality show that follows wealthy women in various cities and holds a reunion at the end of each season, often devolves into shouting matches and name-calling — not unlike the performances of Trump and Biden on the debate stage. Who would’ve thought Real Housewives would be such good training for a presidential debate. — Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) September 30, 2020, we can see the tax returns at the end of infrastructure week please be patient, — Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) September 30, 2020, Biden just said “Inshallah” @SirajAHashmi’s moment has arrived, — Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 30, 2020, habibis, it’s happening… WALLACE: ” Vice President Biden, you are holding much smaller events…”, TRUMP: “Because nobody would show up” pic.twitter.com/fDSrktRoKW Several memes used to exemplify the debates were already famous memes, such as “Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man” or references to “The Simpsons.”. While public response to the debate was largely negative, Twitter has lit up with responses and reactions - bringing some humour to the proceedings. Trump said the Green New Deal would bankrupt us. Biden: “You are the worst president America has ever had”. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). Politics 4 debate takeaways from last night's Trump-Biden face-off. Place your bets….#Debates2020 #PresidentialDebate2020 pic.twitter.com/y2AMAFzeoV, — Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) September 30, 2020, It begins. In response, the EPA released a statement saying, “Never apply the product to yourself or others. By 9:45 p.m. Trump: I wear it when needed. These are some of the most outrageous exchanges that happened during the debate. Meanwhile, Biden tried to say that Trump was not tough on China, which led Trump to bring up the Chinese investments of Biden’s ne’er-do’well son, Hunter. Like the “Will you shut up, man,” meme, T-shirt of the phrase “Bad things happen in Philadelphia” sprung up almost immediately. pic.twitter.com/MFHfU1pzme, — Kyle Sammin (@KyleSammin) September 30, 2020, (Yes, I put my own tweet in a best tweets article.) While Trump noted that Biden criticized everything he did do. 1. Tonight was the first presidential debate, and calling it “heated” would be an understatement. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? This came up when Trump was asked about the recent New York Times investigation about his tax returns, which revealed that he paid no federal income tax in 10 of the last 15 years, and in his first two years in office, only paid $750 in taxes. Lord have mercy this debate sounds like a Real Housewives reunion.... where's Andy Cohen? The 20 Funniest Out-of-Context Quotes from the First Republican Debate. (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.). — tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) September 30, 2020. S President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden attacked and interrupted each other during the first 2020 presidential debate as they discussed the coronavirus pandemic, job losses and the Supreme Court. Trump did speak with Big Ten officials on reinstating the fall football season and tweeted several times that he wanted the Big Ten back. @Andy we need you. This is so unpresidential. Biden is wrong, the Trump administration did press the Chinese government to allow U.S. CDC representatives into Wuhan. Bravo is owned by NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News. This has already devolved into a garbled mess and we are less than 10 minutes in. If you felt your own health would have been endangered by sitting through it, rest easy: I’ve collected the best tweets of the night to sum it up for you. I’ll tell you what. “The central question in this race is trust. Just settle this with arm-wrestling and we can all go to bed. 2. — Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) September 30, 2020. To read a complete summary of the first presidential debate, Cleveland.com’s Seth Richardson provides a full blow-by-blow of the events. It actually happened. The Taxman Getty Images "In the last 24 hours, Donald Trump has refused to endorse Republican leaders up for re-election, accused John McCain of failing veterans, suggested Americans pull their 401(k)s out of the stock market, threw out a crying baby at a rally, fought with the father of a dead soldier, and suggested President Obama was responsible for the death of troops during George W Bush's time … pic.twitter.com/nkRR10ZB1m, Don't you come for #Philly! They weren’t allowed to watch. I’ve never seen a debate cause this reaction. As the topic turned to the coronavirus, Biden tried to paint Trump as inept in leading the national response. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.).