Clinton got interrupted how many times? Debate night by the numbers

Steph Solis, USA TODAY 3:49 a.m. EDT September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off Monday night in what may have been the biggest moment of the presidential race yet. It's too early in the general race to count either candidate out, but what we can count are the number of interruptions, shoutouts to Sean Hannity and awkward moments there were, among other things.

Trump interrupted Clinton at least 22 times in 26 minutes. It's not uncommon for presidential candidates to resort to bickering at some point during a debate, but Trump came under scrutiny on social media for his repeated interruptions of Clinton in the first third of the segment.

The worst of it came after the first 15 minutes of the debate, when Trump started asking Clinton the questions. "Hillary, I'd just ask you this," he said. "You've been doing this for 30 years. Why are you just thinking about these solutions right now? For 30 years, you've been doing it, and now you're just starting to think of solutions."

Clinton says, "Well, actually..." But Trump wasn't done: "I will bring -- excuse me. I will bring back jobs. You can't bring back jobs."

She didn't get the memo that it must have been a rhetorical question. "Well, actually, I have thought about this quite a bit."

Yeah, for 30 years," he retorts. And the interruptions only became more frequent from there.

The number of interruptions could be up for debate. Vox reports Trump interrupted Clinton 25 times in the first 26 minutes.

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