Thread by @DiamondGlyph, Well time for a debate thread, because that’s my life now, thanks [...]

Well time for a debate thread, because that’s my life now, thanks to reality TV. /1

Chris Wallace trying to look prepared.

We know whom you work for, Chris.

Ha! Rules... lol

No climate change questions.

Trump looks uncomfortable.

Trump leaning hard into the podium. Can’t get a coherent argument.

Only can reference Notre Dame—might help to give another school.

Biden starts classy by thanking the moderator & guests, and lays out a line of argument, tying health insurance to the SCOTUS pick.

When not faced with a female candidate, Trump doesn’t interrupt with “WRONG.”

Biden is quite calm, and amazingly prepared. Biden Doesn’t look Trump in the eye, and laughs at his antics, forcing Wallace to realize that he has to impose order.

Chaos isn’t going to work on Biden.

Now Trump is interrupting the moderator. The debate is over.

Trump can’t control himself. He looks reaalllly unpresidential. Trump whining gets laughed at now.

All the nonsense gets a laugh, and it’s really ticking off Trump.

Trump is looking very angry and defensive, and can’t carry on a conversation. Now he’s being scolded again by Wallace. Yeesh.

Minor point against Biden: don’t say “I beat Bernie by a hell of a lot.” Not a good look.

Trump is appealing to imaginary people with imaginary claims about health care.

“This man doesn’t know what he’s talking about”: biiiig insult to Trump’s ego, he hates that.

“Would you just shut up, man.”—Biden is America right now.

#Wallace is already exasperated and there’s seventy minutes left.

Killer line: “Trump said ‘It is what it is,’ because,” (Biden gestures toward Trump), “you are who you are.”

And now a bunch of devastating facts. Trump flails with distractions & lies. Too bad he’s on tape with half of this.

Timelines & video, people. Make a timeline, find the video.

#Biden cool as a cucumber, and actually appealing to emotion & empathy. #Trump sounds so callous as Biden appeals to the heart.

Uh oh, Trump has to say that the people who work for him are all wrong. Too bad #Wallace has a hard time live fact-checking.

#Biden reminds us about bleach injections, #Trump says it was sarcastic...so...did Trump mean that there’s no great treatment coming?

#Biden continues to look to the camera, appealing to the audience. #Trump looks petty by *always* looking sulkily at Biden or Wallace.

Trump acting like #Covid doesn’t kill anyone under a certain age. #Wallace moving on to the next topic which means that a chance to save lives by fact-checking disinfo is missed. Did Chris miss #Woodward catching flak for waiting for 7 months to release the tapes for his book?!

#Wallace again letting Trump off the hook for saying he only has outdoor rallies. Sorry, #HermanCain: #Fox never cared about you.

#Biden actually answering the question on a ridiculous K-shaped recovery, which is jargony (I learned about it during this recession—I already knew about V-shaped recoveries, but because we’re America, inequality leads to a unique economic recovery chart).

Trump will have blathered longer than Joe talked by the end of this, including bragging about bringing back football. Ffs...

Oooo tax question. Joe commanding he release his tax returns. Trump evading questions on his taxes, even when Biden interrupts, & Trump hates getting interrupted.

#Trump just endorsed the end to his own tax cuts, cheerfully: “Okay!” Lol “I agree, my own law was ridiculous!”

#Trump strangely quiet on the #Biden budget & tax plans—because he doesn’t know it.

Oh, Now Trump is for his own plan again, because #Biden is against it. Lol, glad we cleared that up.

“Half of the companies that are here will leave.”

#Biden pointing out that manufacturing was already down before Covid, and doesn’t relent on it. Rust belt is getting locked down.

#Wallace has to scold #Trump AGAIN. Wallace has to interrupt Biden speaking because he needs to keep Trump from interrupting...lmao.

And we’re off the rails. #Debate2020

#Wallace is particularly scolding a sitting president to mind his manners. Ffs... #Debates2020

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#Biden giving a coherent response to a question on race. Trump doesn’t soften his demeanor *at all* at the recounting of a murder.

#Trump on why people should trust him on race: “A bunch of military leaders & police officers support me.” Uhhhh....

Trump acting like fascism is the cure to racism...well it certainly was Hitler’s cure....

Sensitivity training would definitely help Trump be less belligerent.

#Biden strikes an optimistic note. #Trump has more gripes on fake stories.

Uh-oh, Trump said Biden wouldn’t say law & order but he just did, twice.

Former Chief of Staff to Trump, Mick Mulvaney, said the next two debates would be canceled. After this performance, I don’t see why he’d come back again. #Debates2020

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Lol Trump can’t help himself, even if there’s a chance to counterpunch a weak answer, he talks over and loses time on the debate clock.

#Trump weakly says, “Sure” I’d like to see white supremacy stop violence...but then says “stand back”...then “STAND BY.”

Wow, a clear signal for supremacists to get ready for violence in the near future.

#Debates2020

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#SpaceForce! #Judges (stolen by McConnell)!

So glad I already voted...

This is, what...the sixth time Wallace has had to rein in the #HorseInAHospital?

#Biden reminding us who is responsible for the last.

Damn, righteous fury from Biden. #Trump doesn’t GAF about his “losers & suckers” quote enough to deny it.

Wow, #Wallace brings up a climate change question, possibly as a result of public pressure. It can work, kids!

#Trump has no idea about climate change. “Clean water.”

Ffs...”Forest city.” Can we turn to #Biden for a coherent response?

We’re already going to hit 2°C. #Biden’s plan is better than nothing, which is better than #Trump’s, but we’re still going to have climate change we’ll into the 22nd Century.

#Trump is a firehose.

#Wallace to #Trump: “Let him finish, sir!”

#Biden to Wallace: “He doesn’t know how to do that.”

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#Wallace: “Final segment”

My wife: “Thank God.”

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#Debates2020

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#Trump acting the ENTIRE debate like he’s unaccountable to the voters. He doesn’t look in the camera, he yells at Biden & Wallace.

Meanwhile #Biden calmly tells us all that he’s on our side, which naturally means we’re invited to be on his team, and he tells us how to join.

“These ballots are a disaster.”
“This is going to be a fraud like you’ve never seen.”

Like the last time when you won after you said it was going to be rigged?

Ridiculous stories from Trump, no proof.

Ugh, lies about poll watchers: I’ve worked as a poll watcher. You’re *one* volunteer from the campaign for that polling station. You sit quietly and don’t cause trouble, or those poll workers kick you out. Any more than 1 is intimidation.

#Trump wants to keep talking, but no time for closing statements.

If #Wallace didn’t shut him up, he’d be talking for the next three days.

It’s over. Was it good for you? How about a root canal to dull the pain? #Debate2020

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