1. Donald lashes out at ‘overweight’ pageant winner
Hours after Hillary Clinton held her as an example of his misogyny in last night’s debate, Donald Trump lashed out at a former Miss Universe for gaining “a massive amount of weight”.
Alicia Machado: weight-shamed by Trump, speaks out for Clinton
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She was the winner and she gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem. Not only that – her attitude. And we had a real problem with her.
– Donald Trump, on Alicia Machado
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Trump on Alicia, 1996: "Miss Piggy."
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016
This morning: "She gained a massive amount of weight...it was a real problem." pic.twitter.com/0wrISjJe6z
2. Debate shatters viewing records
Last night’s presidential debate was the most watched in American history, with at least 80 million people tuning in to see the “Haymaker in Hempstead”, with final numbers likely higher.
3. Clinton hammers Trump’s tax rate – or lack thereof
In a triumphant speech after a widely lauded debate performance, Clinton attacked her Republican opponent for asserting that not paying federal income taxes “makes me smart”.
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If not paying taxes makes us smart, what does that make all the rest of us?
– Hillary Clinton, on the IRS
4. Lewinsky proof that Clinton is ‘too stupid’ to be president
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani – no stranger to sex scandals – told reporters after the debate that Clinton’s decision to stand by her husband in the late 90s proves that she is “too stupid to be president”.
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After being married to Bill Clinton for 20 years, if you didn’t know the moment Monica Lewinsky said that Bill Clinton violated her that she was telling the truth, then you’re too stupid to be president.
- Rudy Giuliani, on Clinton’s fitness for office
5. ‘Sniffles’ blamed on bad mic conspiracy
Trump appeared to sniffle his way through the debate, but blamed the persistent sniffling on a microphone issue with potentially sinister origins.
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I had a problem with my mic that didn’t work, I wonder if it was set up on purpose. In the room they couldn’t hear me, not exactly great ... I wonder if it was set up that way. I don’t want to believe in conspiracy theories. But it was crackling. To me, it was a bad problem.
- Donald Trump, on the sniffles
6. Rosie O’Donnell calls Trump an ‘orange anus’
Trump’s unbidden insults against Rosie O’Donnell in last night’s debate – “she deserves it and nobody feels sorry for her” – were met with an aggressive response from the comedian.
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https://t.co/EvxYa7A4bL --- the 5 mins orange anus can't seem to get over --- tell the truth - shame the donald #ImWithHer
— Rosie (@Rosie) September 27, 2016
7. Fact-checking #Debate2016
Alan Yuhas fact-checked Clinton and Trump’s statements last night in real time. The consensus: don’t deny blaming climate change on a Chinese conspiracy without deleting the tweet first.
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The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
… and another thing:
What do men waaaaaant pic.twitter.com/TMB6vaoeeD
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) September 27, 2016
