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2016 Postmortem

steve2470

(37,457 posts) Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:12 AM Sep 2016

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"Trump took to Twitter to criticise Lester Holt"

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/election-us-2016-35404043

Well, this is awkward...

Trump took to Twitter to criticise Lester Holt minutes after he left the stage, where he snubbed the moderator after the debate drew to a close. Clinton shook Holt's hand, but Trump exited without pressing the NBC host's flesh.

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump

Nothing on emails. Nothing on the corrupt Clinton Foundation. And nothing on #Benghazi. #Debates2016 #debatenight
10:40 PM - 26 Sep 2016

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"Trump took to Twitter to criticise Lester Holt" (Original Post) steve2470 Sep 2016 OP

I'm sure Kellyanne is having her hands bandaged as we speak Loki Liesmith Sep 2016 #1

After Trump was allowed to interrupt 26 times?? LisaM Sep 2016 #2

Well, maybe if he had shut his pie hole and followed the rules, there would have been time for that Siwsan Sep 2016 #3

Well, if his orange ass weren't so thin skinned and lacked all self control NoGoodNamesLeft Sep 2016 #4

He's not fast on his feet. He can debate Hillary 100 times and the results will be the same. ooky Sep 2016 #10

Nothing on the corrupt Trump Foundation C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #5

I don't think he wants to be bringing up family foundations tammywammy Sep 2016 #6

He actually went back and shook his hand. mr_liberal Sep 2016 #7

I thought I saw that too. It looked like Clinton LED the whole way. MADem Sep 2016 #9

I thought it was obvious that he ignored Lester on purpose because he didnt like mr_liberal Sep 2016 #11

Could be, or could be he is just boorish. nt MADem Sep 2016 #14

Going after the Black Man is fundamental for Trump Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2016 #8

Wait... WiffenPoof Sep 2016 #12

No, I saw the same. He doubled back after Hillary and arthritisR_US Sep 2016 #20

Can you imagine the meeting tomorrow Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #13

Nothing stopped Trump from mentioning Benghazi. LeftRant Sep 2016 #15

What does he mean there was nothing on e-mails? book_worm Sep 2016 #16

"I brought up Rosie O'Donnell at a presidential debate and all I got was this lousy baseball cap" JHB Sep 2016 #17

Holt also didn't bring up Trump U, bankruptcies, Manafort, Bondi, Trump Foundation radius777 Sep 2016 #18

He did shake Lester's hand after Hillary. It was about 20 arthritisR_US Sep 2016 #19

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts)

1. I'm sure Kellyanne is having her hands bandaged as we speak

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:14 AM

Sep 2016

after an epic phone-wrestling match.

LisaM

(27,815 posts)

2. After Trump was allowed to interrupt 26 times??

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:15 AM

Sep 2016

Smart move.

Siwsan

(26,275 posts)

3. Well, maybe if he had shut his pie hole and followed the rules, there would have been time for that

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:16 AM

Sep 2016

I suggest giving Anderson Cooper a taser gun for the next debate, so that when Trump goes off on a rant, he can knock him over with a strong jolt of electricity.

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts)

4. Well, if his orange ass weren't so thin skinned and lacked all self control

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:16 AM

Sep 2016

He could have brought them up himself. Hillary managed to bring up what she wanted to.

ooky

(8,924 posts)

10. He's not fast on his feet. He can debate Hillary 100 times and the results will be the same.

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:30 AM

Sep 2016

She's superior to him on this turf.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

5. Nothing on the corrupt Trump Foundation

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:18 AM

Sep 2016

There's always next time

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

6. I don't think he wants to be bringing up family foundations

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:19 AM

Sep 2016

Considering the shit that's been coming out about his crooked foundation while the Clintons are very generous individuals helping others.

mr_liberal

(1,017 posts)

7. He actually went back and shook his hand.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:20 AM

Sep 2016

Btu you could tell he didnt want to.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

9. I thought I saw that too. It looked like Clinton LED the whole way.

Reply to mr_liberal (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:28 AM

Sep 2016

She hit center stage before he did at the introductions, she went and shook Holt's hand before taking her place (Drumpf followed suit, confusedly), and she went and did the hand shake at the end while he milled around ...and then went back to exchange a fast pleasantry with Holt.

mr_liberal

(1,017 posts)

11. I thought it was obvious that he ignored Lester on purpose because he didnt like

Reply to MADem (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:35 AM

Sep 2016

the way Lester moderated. But realized it would look bad so he went back and shook his hand anyhow.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

14. Could be, or could be he is just boorish. nt

Reply to mr_liberal (Reply #11)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 02:09 AM

Sep 2016

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

8. Going after the Black Man is fundamental for Trump

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:26 AM

Sep 2016

WiffenPoof

(2,404 posts)

12. Wait...

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:36 AM

Sep 2016

I saw Trump and Holt shake hands at the end. Was I seeing things?

arthritisR_US

(7,288 posts)

20. No, I saw the same. He doubled back after Hillary and

Reply to WiffenPoof (Reply #12)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 04:49 AM

Sep 2016

Lester finished their brief chat.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

13. Can you imagine the meeting tomorrow

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 12:41 AM

Sep 2016

morning at NBC headquarters,their Candidate whom they plowed millions in free Ad time,snubbing their hand picked tool,Lester Holt.

LeftRant

(524 posts)

15. Nothing stopped Trump from mentioning Benghazi.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 02:22 AM

Sep 2016

It was his own shitty debate skills that left that one out. No one else can be blamed.

#shouldhaveprepared

book_worm

(15,951 posts)

16. What does he mean there was nothing on e-mails?

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 04:15 AM

Sep 2016

JHB

(37,161 posts)

17. "I brought up Rosie O'Donnell at a presidential debate and all I got was this lousy baseball cap"

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 04:24 AM

Sep 2016

Apparently Donald doesn't even know what to do with a softball if it's not gently placed in his tiny hands.

radius777

(3,635 posts)

18. Holt also didn't bring up Trump U, bankruptcies, Manafort, Bondi, Trump Foundation

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 04:42 AM

Sep 2016

The emails were discussed and H answered much better (more concisely) than at the CiC forum. Still I think she needs a better comeback for the '33000 deleted emails' - iirc none of those were classified.

The CGI is an A rated foundation (higher rated than the Red Cross) that does excellent work all over the world, and is completely transparent, unlike the Trump Foundation which is a tax shelter/slush fund/bribery arm of Trump inc.

Benghazi is a made up scandal. Embassy attacks have occurred under every presidency, about 90 under W alone. Never before Benghazi were such attacks politicized. It clearly was done to weaken a potential Hillary run, as is the email 'scandal'.

arthritisR_US

(7,288 posts)

19. He did shake Lester's hand after Hillary. It was about 20

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 04:48 AM

Sep 2016

seconds after she had left Lester, he doubled back and shook his hand.

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