The First Presidential Debate in Tweets

By Austin Roscoe Published on September 27, 2016

If you didn’t get to watch last night’s 90-minute presidential debate, you can enjoy this wrap-up in about 120 seconds, courtesy of Stream staffers and others who were tweeting live during the contest.

First impressions were tough for Hillary:

Then, after introductions, it’s onto jobs, the economy and their opening salvos:

Hillary’s email scandal was brought up, briefly, during a question about Trump’s tax returns:

Later, a pointed discussion on race relations:

The two candidates did touch on ISIS and foreign policy:

Enough policy, how did Hillary and The Donald behave?

How did moderator Lester Holt do?

So, who won?

What were the final takeaways from the debate?

Finally, a question near the end of the debate that may well sum up the entire 2016 campaign:

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