
For Democrats and Republicans alike, Sunday was a rough night as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump dodged questions about professional fuck-ups while moderators Martha Raddatz and Anderson Cooper sharply steered the debate with questions from Americans.
And those of us watching had our phones out for commentary, scavenging the television for a quick meme, while mostly just funneling our fear and agitation into Twitter, where the second-screen audience gathered for live analysis. Katy Perry and Lady Gaga were right there with us, along with other celebs. Here are their tweets:
No one was more active than Perry, who performed at the Democratic National Convention and often tailors her outfits around Clinton:
DON'T SHAKE HIS HAND #debates
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) October 10, 2016
RT IF YOU ARE YELLING AT THE TV RIGHT NOW. #debates
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) October 10, 2016
When Trump meandered his way around his recent misogynistic comments about women, Chelsea Handler called him out:
What does Isis have to do with pussies? #Debates
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) October 10, 2016
The whole debate seemed kind of messy, with Trump interrupting often and complaining about a lack of time:
Our Founding Fathers must be rolling in their fucking graves. #debate
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 10, 2016
Josh Gad was straight up about it:
I feel like I'm watching Satan on live TV
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) October 10, 2016
Not very Presidential...
This looks and feels like a rap battle. #debate
— Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes) October 10, 2016
The first 20 minutes was just Trump trying to justify his "locker room talk":
Wow well this has been awful <looks at clock>.......shit.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) October 10, 2016
Lady Gaga couldn't quite understand the stage movements... and she practically LIVES on stage:
Is everyone seeing how important it is to #vote? #presidentialdebate I'm as equally suspended in absurdity. Why is he hovering around her?
— JOANNE (@ladygaga) October 10, 2016
Janelle Monae retweeted this shut-down moment from HRC:
Clinton: "Okay, Donald, I know you're into big diversions tonight, anything to avoid talking about your campaign and the way it's exploding" pic.twitter.com/ovXqdoGiei
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 10, 2016
Again, Katy was Clinton's biggest cheerleader:
I notice these are not built in mics tonight...PLEASE DROP THE MIC TONIGHT HILL! 🎤⤵️ @HillaryClinton #DROPTHEMICHRC #debates
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) October 10, 2016
Shonda Rimes was struck by Clinton's comment about terrorism:
"We are not at war with Islam." Damn straight, HRC. We are at war with terrorists. #Debates2016
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) October 10, 2016
LOOK AT HIM, AMERICA. HEAR HIS WORDS. We are at DefCon Level Check Yo'self Before You Wreck Yo'self.
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) October 10, 2016
Ronan Farrow came in with a Mariah Carey reference when Trump admitted that his Syria policy was different than running mate Mike Pence's:
Trump on Pence: pic.twitter.com/dlyTwizKnx
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) October 10, 2016
Zedd butts in with what I assume is a scheduled tweet:
Who would you prefer to become President?
— Zedd (@Zedd) October 10, 2016
After it was over, JoJo was a little, uh, overwhelmed:
my post-debate face pic.twitter.com/kkZACcwGs0
— JoJo. (@iamjojo) October 10, 2016
Pink was big on the retweets on Sunday night, sharing this gem on her account:
Hillary is proof a woman can work hard, rise to the top of her field & still have to compete against a less qualified man for the same job.
— Erin Ruberry (@erinruberry) October 10, 2016
Lorde retweeted this very important point about Trump's "locker room talk":
the locker room=a metaphor for Male Space unfettered by social obligation; ie, respect for women is a tedious duty boys cast off when alone
— audrey wollen (@audreams) October 10, 2016
And Joe Jonas is trying his best to get in on the meme game by using debate winner (according to CNN) Kenneth Bone to promote DNCE's new single:
#BONEZONE #BODYMOVES2016 pic.twitter.com/cv1dttqS2r
— J O E J O N A S (@joejonas) October 10, 2016
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