The third, and final, presidential debate of the 2016 election just ended and as expected, Twitter was nothing short of booming. From gifs to quotable one-liners, and policy fact-checks to tactful meme employment – the internet was in full swing.
From the #MFDebates team, here are our 15 best tweets of the night:
1. Things started out calmly enough but heated up about 35 mins in:
Give Wallace a taser.
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 20, 2016
2. From then on, we knew it was going to be a long ride:
#debatenight pic.twitter.com/djCVBO4S0f
— Sylvia Obell (@SylviaObell) October 20, 2016
3. Memorable moments don’t die – they just become GIFs:
#MFdebates #debatenight pic.twitter.com/p2hV2eO6De
— Brett Maney (@BryokoM) October 20, 2016
4. A (fictional) Veep weighed in:
The Emmys are NOT rigged. @VeepHBO @HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump #debatenight
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) October 20, 2016
5. And our favorite fictional Machiavellian did as well:
Let's not kid ourselves.
You are all my puppets. #debatenight
— Francis J. Underwood (@RepUnderwoodSC) October 20, 2016
6. …and while we’re still on the topic of TV shows:
TOPIC pic.twitter.com/0b98qvtZdM
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) October 20, 2016
7. Bad Hombre? Bad Ombre? We still don’t quite know:
Bad Ombre pic.twitter.com/DHm0fP6SCG
— noted gay separatist (@GREATTRAGEDY) October 20, 2016
8. A rare occasion where Greek life and American politics are suddenly compatible:
Newest frat party theme https://t.co/quPesLnuA4
— Ayla (@ayla_es) October 20, 2016
9. …and while we’re still on the subject of “memorable Trump phrases”:
The new gender spectrum #debates #ASdebate pic.twitter.com/ScL2LTD5MY
— Nani Albornoz (@BBpapichulo) October 20, 2016
10. …and while it’s still ok to make Kremlin memes:
"i don't know putin. this is not my best friend." pic.twitter.com/tKm9XrafTP
— David Mack (@davidmackau) October 20, 2016
11. That one time where you confused “suspense” and “stability” on a national debate stage:
So "the element of surprise" is Trump's approach to both ISIS and American democracy I guess.
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) October 20, 2016
12. It’s the time of the season, folks! *pumpkin emoji*:
Trump: I'll keep you in suspense
Hillary: Well that's horrifyingThe election is a month long Halloween scary movie.#MFDebates #debates
— Brittany Gellerman (@brittgell) October 20, 2016
13. …speaking of emojis and emoticons:
Clinton just did ¯_(ツ)_/¯
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) October 20, 2016
14. …and just a quick update on Mr. Ken Bone:
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/jk4SZhf9W3
— The Baddest Hombre (@HashtagGriswold) October 20, 2016
15. Walking away from this bloody battle, there seemed to be only one winner:
Chris Wallace. Debate hero.
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) October 20, 2016