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highplainsdem

(49,005 posts)
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 12:07 PM Oct 2016

Watch Trump Angrily Rip Up His Notes at the End of Last Night's Debate

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/videos/a49810/trump-rip-paper-notes-debate/

The cable news yappers were eager to give Donald Trump any sort of win last night. This involved setting the bar somewhere in the Mariana Trench. "He needs to show presidential temperament," they said in the pre-game, which in his case would involve not screaming out an obscenity while Chris Wallace did the introductions. But even CNN couldn't salvage a draw for the Tangerine Generalissimo after he started to melt down in the second half. That culminated, of course, in his declaration that he may still try to undermine the American democratic process by disputing the results of the election next month.

-snip-

Hillary Clinton moved across the foreground to shake Wallace's hand, which indicates this was probably right after the debate ended. In a moment hardly anyone seemed to catch, Trump tore his notes in two while grinding his teeth. Not exactly the look of a guy who just won a presidential debate.



Here's the Chris Cillizza tweet with that clip:

https://twitter.com/TheFix/status/789090575249125376/photo/1

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Watch Trump Angrily Rip Up His Notes at the End of Last Night's Debate (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2016 OP
Donny didn't know he was on camera. My gosh, his face has changed into that of a mad man. grossproffit Oct 2016 #1
Holy crap matt819 Oct 2016 #22
Lol. Self control is not his strong point. I confess, Hortensis Oct 2016 #24
Thanks for the closeup Hekate Oct 2016 #2
. Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2016 #3
Angry loser gademocrat7 Oct 2016 #6
It's a damn good thing they didn't shake hands! Lol berni_mccoy Oct 2016 #7
Here it is in .gif form: Mayberry Machiavelli Oct 2016 #8
Thanks! Got it! MineralMan Oct 2016 #14
The look of an aging 2naSalit Oct 2016 #21
Welcome to the big leagues Donald underpants Oct 2016 #30
how did you save that gif? napkinz Oct 2016 #35
Hover over the image, right click, "save image as". Mayberry Machiavelli Oct 2016 #45
He looks abusive. sarae Oct 2016 #37
thank you. barbtries Oct 2016 #44
Oh he mad. Cha Oct 2016 #66
LOL. lonestarnot Oct 2016 #67
Good lord that's scary nopence2020 Oct 2016 #71
I think he was ripping the page off the pad Hokie Oct 2016 #9
He didn't rip them up. He ripped them from the notepad, folded them up and put them in his pocket. demmiblue Oct 2016 #10
Didn't do it very gingerly. louis-t Oct 2016 #20
Or to 2naSalit Oct 2016 #23
But that expression! If he wasn't mad, then he needed all his strength to rip paper off a pad. thesquanderer Oct 2016 #32
Looks to me like he struggled with it! Phentex Oct 2016 #61
I'd like to see the notes he made during debate with black wide marker Sunlei Oct 2016 #11
Already been deciphered indigovalley Oct 2016 #16
That was informative. 2naSalit Oct 2016 #28
cool, thanks! sarae Oct 2016 #41
Welcome to DU, indigovalley! calimary Oct 2016 #59
Hiya uppityperson Oct 2016 #62
... grossproffit Oct 2016 #17
hah! :) sarae Oct 2016 #42
LOLZ! Fast Walker 52 Oct 2016 #49
Winner? Loser? michiganman1019 Oct 2016 #13
Oh that is hilarious!!! Emilybemily Oct 2016 #15
Trumpenfuher is unhinged workinclasszero Oct 2016 #18
LOL! Beautiful! HAB911 Oct 2016 #19
If you read body language . . . MrModerate Oct 2016 #25
It mat take five, or it may take fifty, but I'm going to get even Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #26
The CSPAN view of that moment BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #27
I thought he may have been ripping open a bag to lay out a line to snort. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #29
But he " won". MFM008 Oct 2016 #31
Wonder if his wife will be covering up a black eye with a ton of makeup. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #33
OOOH, oh no you di'int! Fast Walker 52 Oct 2016 #47
He really moves away I've seen Mussolini moving in film clips. NBachers Oct 2016 #34
Looks like he wants rip into Hillary Thrill Oct 2016 #38
Wow. That facial expression looks like he... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #39
I didn't know he could read. Mr.Bill Oct 2016 #40
Reminds me of Mr. Toomey (Bronson Pinchot) from Stephen King's The Langoliers Roland99 Oct 2016 #43
OMG, that is so fucking priceless! Fast Walker 52 Oct 2016 #46
What a fun clip to watch! Gary 50 Oct 2016 #48
wow! Lucinda Oct 2016 #50
Put a great, bigly L on his forehead wryter2000 Oct 2016 #51
Trump is the King of interruptions. Coyotl Oct 2016 #53
Heh-heh. Good one! Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #60
*snort* smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #70
Looks like he had a hard time ripping it out of his notebook with those tiny hands. George II Oct 2016 #54
Orange Hombre loses to Nasty Woman..... cynzke Oct 2016 #55
Laughing so hard...Orange Hombre so very funny! ALBliberal Oct 2016 #63
Eh... I think people over analyze things politicians do Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2016 #56
Sure, give him the nukes. n/t complain jane Oct 2016 #57
What a fucking loser BeyondGeography Oct 2016 #58
This Running for President thing Jamaal510 Oct 2016 #64
Wow, this is funny! Cha Oct 2016 #65
Very rich moment! lonestarnot Oct 2016 #68
HE DIDN'T RIP HIS NOTES - HE TORE THE PAGE FROM THE PAD SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #69
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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
24. Lol. Self control is not his strong point. I confess,
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 01:38 PM
Oct 2016

I loved watching this. Deluded as he is, he knew "they" loved her, not him.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
35. how did you save that gif?
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:10 PM
Oct 2016

I've never been able to figure out how to save a GIF from Twitter.

(When I right click on GIFS on Twitter, there's no way to save them.)

Mayberry Machiavelli

(21,096 posts)
45. Hover over the image, right click, "save image as".
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:46 PM
Oct 2016

That's for Windows, whatever the equivalent for Mac, Android or iOS.

demmiblue

(36,865 posts)
10. He didn't rip them up. He ripped them from the notepad, folded them up and put them in his pocket.
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 12:30 PM
Oct 2016

I still bathe in his anger, though! Poor, poor man-child.

(Esquire changed its story: "Hillary Clinton moved across the foreground to shake Wallace's hand, which indicates this was probably right after the debate ended. In a moment hardly anyone seemed to catch, Trump tore a page out of notepad while grinding his teeth. Not exactly the look of a guy who just won a presidential debate.&quot

louis-t

(23,295 posts)
20. Didn't do it very gingerly.
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 01:33 PM
Oct 2016

Almost started to crumble it. Then thought "I better save this for my presidential li-berry."

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
23. Or to
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 01:37 PM
Oct 2016

wave around while screaming at Kellyanne and anyone else involved in his campaign whom he wants to blame for his incompetence and ignorance.

thesquanderer

(11,990 posts)
32. But that expression! If he wasn't mad, then he needed all his strength to rip paper off a pad.
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 01:58 PM
Oct 2016

I guess maybe that's what happens when your hands are really small.

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
28. That was informative.
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 01:48 PM
Oct 2016

If you watch the few videos that follow, there is a fact check segment worth watching.

Welcome to DU

sarae

(3,284 posts)
41. cool, thanks!
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:17 PM
Oct 2016

Now we need a handwriting expert to tell us what his handwriting says about his personality. I bet I can guess...

calimary

(81,335 posts)
59. Welcome to DU, indigovalley!
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 04:34 PM
Oct 2016

The gritting of his teeth is quite telling. One doesn't gnash teeth with a bit of a grimace like that, if one was feeling triumphant about a job just effectively finished. Seems to me one makes a face like that when one is pissed off or glad something grueling is finally over.

BumRushDaShow

(129,151 posts)
27. The CSPAN view of that moment
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 01:45 PM
Oct 2016

was to show the whole stage as Hillary walked over towards Wallace... and Trump was still at the podium "doing something" to the notes while waiting for her to get done with Wallace. I remember seeing papers flash into view as if he had grabbed the pile and attempted to stack them together neatly. I didn't realize he was ripping them.

Gary 50

(381 posts)
48. What a fun clip to watch!
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:47 PM
Oct 2016

He thought he was off camera for the first three seconds and accidently revealed the deep pain, anger and humiliation he was feeling. Then he raises his eyebrows and changes expressions to a sort of bored indifference when he thinks the camera following Hillary is bringing him into view. He can't hold that face though and it devolves into a look of absolute disgust. This clip made my day.

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)
56. Eh... I think people over analyze things politicians do
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 03:14 PM
Oct 2016

This clip doesn't really show what was advertised by the text. He didn't seem angry. It seemed like he just wanted to take a piece of paper out of a notebook. So what? This kind of over analysis is why a lot of people don't want to run for government offices.

Cha

(297,334 posts)
65. Wow, this is funny!
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:47 AM
Oct 2016
The cable news yappers were eager to give Donald Trump any sort of win last night. This involved setting the bar somewhere in the Mariana Trench. "He needs to show presidential temperament," they said in the pre-game, which in his case would involve not screaming out an obscenity while Chris Wallace did the introductions. But even CNN couldn't salvage a draw for the Tangerine Generalissimo after he started to melt down in the second half. That culminated, of course, in his declaration that he may still try to undermine the American democratic process by disputing the results of the election next month.

-snip-

Hillary Clinton moved across the foreground to shake Wallace's hand, which indicates this was probably right after the debate ended. In a moment hardly anyone seemed to catch, Trump tore his notes in two while grinding his teeth. Not exactly the look of a guy who just won a presidential debate.

Gritting his teeth como un mean hombre.. like he had one too many redbulls. Defiant like.. "I dare you to say something.."


Hillary Clinton at the conclusion of the third presidential debate. Credit Josh Haner/The New York Times
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