Remember when Donald Trump announced that he was going to run to be President of the United States of America? Remember the sneering, the snobbery, the sarcasm and the suspended disbelief? It was funny then, wasn’t it? Who’s laughing now?
Donald Trump made it through to the final round of the contest to replace Barack Obama (heart emoji) and become the next leader of the free world. Last night he stood on stage, as part of the first presidential debate, next to Hillary Clinton and made the case for his presidency.
Regardless of what you think about Hillary, it was troubling viewing. There’s no denying that Clinton is far from perfect. Credit where credit's due: last night she handled her faults well.
However, watching an experienced, seasoned and highly capable politician be forced to debate an openly sexist, racist and xenophobic buffoon on an international stage in a surreal episode of hyper real television caused us to ask only one question: is this actually happening? The answer, unfortunately, was yes, it is. This was not a ‘political’ debate between two equal, if opposing, intellectual and considered ideologues. It was a car crash.
Here is a list of things that both Trump and Hillary said last night which demonstrate that obviously, obviously, obviously, he is not fit to win the presidential election...
Trump’s response to Hillary saying he might not pay tax properly:
‘That makes me smart.’
Clinton on Trump’s racism:
'He has a long record of engaging in racist behaviour.'
Clinton on Trump’s overall strategy:
Clinton: ‘I had a feeling by the end of this evening that I'd be blamed for everything.’
Trump: ‘Why not?’
Trump on his economic strategy:
‘I want to make America great again. We're losing our jobs, people are pouring into our country.’
Clinton on Trump’s previous misogyny:
‘This is a man who has calling women pigs, slobs and dogs and someone who has said pregnancy is an inconvenience to employers, who has said that women don't deserve equal pay unless they do as good a job as men…’
Clinton on Trump’s Twitter rage:
'A man who can be provoked by a tweet should not have their finger anywhere near the nuclear codes.'
Trump on Clinton’s political ability:
Trump: ‘I don't believe she does have the stamina. To be president of this country, you need tremendous stamina.’
Clinton: 'As soon as he travels to 112 countries and negotiates a peace deal, a ceasefire, a release of dissidents, an opening of new opportunities in nations around the world, or even spends 11 hours testifying in front of a congressional committee, he can talk to me about stamina,'
If this isn’t enough, the Guardian have fact checked the claims made by both candidates. Their findings speak for themselves: Trump’s rhetoric is nothing but bluster, bombast and, in short, total bullshit.
The US election will take place on November 8th.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.