by Kelsey Hamlin
Our Kelsey Hamlin, live-tweeted the first presidential debate Monday night between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton through our publication’s Twitter handle. She watched the live-feed online and scanned the best commentary streamed before and after the debate. Additionally she did some on the fly fact-checking. Here’s a recap if you missed out:
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— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Jobs–>Income inequality. Clinton: “Build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top.” Raising nat’l min wage + equal pay
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton: have wealthy “pay their fair share,” and “close the corporate loopholes.” She then says hello to Trump…Accident? I think not.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump addressing income inequality and jobs: immigrants are taking over “they’re using our country as a piggyback to rebuild China”
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump: “Stop companies from leaving the United States.” Reduce taxes 4co.’s (small & big). But Trump’s co. has largely overseas investments
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump blames taxes for jobs leaving, because to sell to Mexico, we need to pay a tax, but not vice versa
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump says his father gave him a “small loan in 1975.” The amount? $25k. Article: https://t.co/bfQEz7G6eY
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton on jobs leaving: Mostly throwing Trump’s ideas under the bus re: taxes. She proposes…well. I guess we’re waiting for that.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 201
Trump says we lost money by investing in solar panels. Says we’re losing so much in terms of energy, paying off debt.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump says Obama increased nat’l debt. While it’s hard 2point 2 1person doing this, under Obama, debt increased: https://t.co/JSKQLPsAym
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump attacking Hillary’s role as a politician, saying she hasn’t done any work in 30 yrs. Re: governmental investment in trades &companies.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
#debatenight Clinton says tax cuts would add $5 trillion to the nat’l debt, combatting Trump’s proposition
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton says her plan would create 10 million jobs, Trump’s would take away 3 mill. #debatenight Anyone?
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump says his tax cut is largest since Reagan’s, and he’s “proud of it.” Says “I’m going to cut regulations”
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton endorsing her own website, saying they’re doing fact-checks. Trump: “also take a look at mine.” Seriously, ppl, check neither…
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Host talked over by back-and-forth of Clinton and Trump. Nothing important they’re arguing over tbh. Talk of ISIS now in a v rudimentary way
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“The wealthy is going to create tremendous jobs. It’s truly not a great thing for the wealthy, it’s a great thing for the mdl class”-Trump
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“I have a feeling by the end of this evening, I’m going to be blamed for everything that’s ever happened” -Clinton. Trump: “why not”
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump is very clearly playing his business man card to the extent his followers allow, and Clinton is doing the same w/her female identity
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton’s phrase tonight: “Trumped-up trickle-down” regarding Trump’s economic plan. “I don’t think top-down works in America,” she says
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“we have the worst revival of an economy since the depression” -Trump. Fact-check: https://t.co/46yiyt6Vyj
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Host calls Trump out on not releasing his taxes. Trump says his income is $629 mill. Says he can’t release them until he has an audit?
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump says he always gets audited by the IRS. This might explain why, check out the last time his taxes were public: https://t.co/Zsf1mcZr1f
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump says he’ll release tax returns after Hillary shows her deleted emails. Touché maybe. But no toupé, thanks, @jimmyfallon. #debatenight
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump: “You don’t learn that much from tax returns, I can tell you.” Our government makes us all do those b/c they’re pointless, right?
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
So far, Trump attacks Clinton’s emails &uses blanket statements on her previous politics. Clinton attacks Trump’s taxes & company. #debates
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
No matter what either candidate says tonight, let’s be clear, no president/politician single-handedly destroys American economy. #debates
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton claims she’s met people who were “stiffed” by Trump’s company, refusing to pay them for their work?? https://t.co/RIgjjDgMZR
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump’s response: “Maybe he didn’t do a good job and I didn’t want to pay him for his work. Which America should do too!” … … …yeah…
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“I take advantage of the laws of the nation because I’m running a company” -Trump. Mentions people who love him. #debatenight
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Host: “well, we’re well behind schedule.” #debatenight Changes over to race-relations. Here we go!
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“One of you is going to have to bridge a very wide and bitter gap” -Host on race relations
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“Unfortunately race still determines too much” -Clinton. Mentions areas, housing, education, and the justice system.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“we have to restore trust between communities and police” -Clinton. First day of campaign called for criminal justice reform?
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Earliest we could find real quick re: Clinton on criminal justice reform is dated Oct. 2015: https://t.co/DrI5vVFGXC via @nytimes
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“We need law & order” -Trump. Trump talks of endorsements from police? Talks about places were p.o.c. live is “hells,” b/c they get shot
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump still hasn’t addressed how he’ll bridge the racial divide. Says stop&frisk works really well and brings down crime rate. Ref’s gangs
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Stop and frisk didn’t reduce crime. It didn’t work. In four charts. https://t.co/2PSu5UpALf pic.twitter.com/Wqq93xkjTu
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) September 27, 2016
Host says stop&frisk is ruled unconstitutional. Trump cuts him off: “no, you’re wrong.” Host says it’s a form of racial profiling
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump: “no it’s guns…bad people who shouldn’t have them” re: stop and frisk. Disagrees it’s unconstitutional. #debatenight #Debate2016
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Hillary: “there’s a lot that we should be proud of and supporting and lifting up.” Attacking Trump’s “Make America great again” concept?
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton says if u’re a black man u’re more likely 2b charged, incarcerated than if you did the same exact thing as a white man. #debatenight
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton says everyone is at fault for implicit bias re:race, not just police. #debatenight
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump says Clinton called black youth a “super predator?” Ope, here it is: https://t.co/DEtX8xJ0bx
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Update/Forewarning: that was an opinion piece. Here’s one that’s not: https://t.co/SrKvaOshkW
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Hillary: “I prepared to be President.” The mic-drop of the night perhaps. Reminds me of a previous Obama mic-drop during a debate.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Host calls out Trump saying Obama isn’t a U.S.-born citizen. Trump: “Patty Doyle…sent reporter to Kenya and failed 2get birth certificate”
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Host: birth certificate found in 2011, Trump still Q’d legitimacy in 2014, 2015, etc. Trump says he’s the1 who made Obama show birth cert.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
“I think I’ve developed v good relationships over the last—a little while w/the African Americans”-Trump. Clinton:”just listen 2what u heard
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump not answering the birther question/attack from Clinton? #debatenight
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton references Michelle Obama speech, unlike someone who didn’t attribute the first lady…
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump: America is not ok as is (“Make America great again”) Clinton: America has lots of potential, shouldn’t sit idle (But U.S.=great now)
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump says ICE endorsed him (Immigration&Customs Enforcement) but meant the rapper…https://t.co/MuIOdnVzBc
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trumps says ISIS relies on oil (main source of income), also said he didn’t support invasion of Iraq https://t.co/wIT4l8zSHR
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton suggests using Muslim-American ties as inside info?? Attacks Muslim rhetoric used by Trump campaign
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Going back on Clinton reference on criminal justice: She did undermine her husband about it https://t.co/YEypuacpY6
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump still denies supporting Iraq war, interrupting host like crazy. Says Clinton campaign put out false media reports. #debatenight
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
#debatenight Trump says he told Sean Hannity about disagreement w/Iraq war. False: https://t.co/ZJovX4hk5U
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump: Clinton has a worse temperament [crowd laughs]. Moderator says that’s not what he asked, Trump says moderator isn’t listening
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton says Trump said he’d blow people “out of the water” who taunted U.S. sailors and “start another war.” true? Can’t find that.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Trump says Clinton is wrong re: Russia keeping eyes on weaponry.
Also says “China should solve that problem for us” re: N Korea.
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton: “Let me start by saying words matter, &they really do matter when u r pres.” #debate2016 Whole world is concerned w/our election
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Clinton says Trump has no plan to defeat ISIS. Campaign manager said he’ll reveal it tonight. https://t.co/O1Nev0cXA1 Will it happen?
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Moderator Q’s Trump on saying “[Clinton] doesn’t have the presidential look.” Trump adamant he said stamina. #debatenight
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) September 27, 2016
Moderator says Trump indeed said “look,” not “stamina.” Trump to moderator, cuts him off: “did you ask me a question?!”
— So. Seattle Emerald (@SoSeaEmerald) 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
Lots of policy issues didn’t make it to the debate including abortion, LGBT rights, privacy, immigration. See you next time? #debatenight
— ACLU National (@ACLU) September 27, 2016
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