Hillary Clinton Vs. Donald Trump III: “Bad Hombres,” “Nasty Woman” “Rigged” Emmys & Celebrity Reactions
Tonight’s debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump devoted considerable time to the economy, with both candidates vowing their economic plans would vastly improve things for American industry and workers. Who is right or, more relevantly, whose plan will get the national test drive, remains to be seen. But with the words “hombre” and “nasty woman”, and the reigniting of a feud with the Television Academy, Donald Trump managed to give a serious pre-election boost to at least one industry: online memes.
“We have some bad hombres here and we’re going to get them out,” Trump said early on about the supposed imminent threat facing the American people from undocumented aliens. The line trended immediately with celebs and civilians alike taking to social media to discuss and decry it (often with references to Three Amigos! or the 80s video game Bad Dudes.) Even Merriam-Webster (yes, the Dictionary) got into the mix, noting frequent misspelling of the word and offering a tip for people hoping to get in on the conversation.
Well, now we know Trump's Spanish vocabulary is all of 2 words: "hombre" and "taco". I'd gladly teach him a few more choice words… https://t.co/rgBq0Yyi3J
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) October 20, 2016
Bad. Hombres????
Stop it mann. #Debate
— Retta (@unfoRETTAble) October 20, 2016
HE DID NOT JUST SAY "BAD HOMBRES!!!" #debatenight
(Yes I DVRed the debate and am way behind. Just savoring the ridiculousness.)
— Aisha Tyler (@aishatyler) October 20, 2016
HE JUST SPOKE SPANISH. SEND HIM BACK TO MEXICO. #badhombres #debatenight
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) October 20, 2016
We got to rip out all these bad hombres! Because they are born with heroin ! And are making all the money !
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) October 20, 2016
Wait. Rewind. Did that racist just say "bad hombres"?
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) October 20, 2016
Bad hombres! First dog whistle. #debatenight
— Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) October 20, 2016
I wonder if those bad hombres took that six billion dollars. #debatenight
— Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) October 20, 2016
We're seeing a spike for both 'ombre' and 'hombre'. Not the same thing. https://t.co/O2o9C3gTja #debatenight
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 20, 2016
hombre:
a man
ombré:having colors or tones that shade into each other #debatenight
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 20, 2016
But as if to top himself, near the end of the debate, when Clinton was discussing the Affordable Care Act, Trump interrupted her with the pithy and instantly-infamous dis: “such a nasty woman.” How you feel about that line depends on which candidate you support but online, the consensus was negative, with comedians in particular pointing out just how, well, not very good it made Trump look.
For the record, Hillary soberly explaining Obamacare made Trump think she's "such a nasty woman."
It's over, Donny. Bye. #debates
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 20, 2016
It's a brain that thinks "say she's such a nasty woman" and also thinks, "lean into the mic for it."
— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) October 20, 2016
"Such a nasty woman" he's not even hiding his sexism
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) October 20, 2016
"Such a nasty woman." – @realDonaldTrump
It's like he has a alarm that goes off when he hasn't said anything mean in a few minutes. #debate
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) October 20, 2016
Literally the second I was about to concede that Trump had not jumped the rails he said "Such a nasty woman".
— John Hodgman (@hodgman) October 20, 2016
Memes aside, one point of particularly worried discussion tonight as the debate ended was Donald’s refusal to say he would accept the results of the election if he doesn’t win. In hindsight a scary moment for more than half of those watching tonight (if the polls are accurate), it was at the time one of the debates weirder moments, thanks to Trump’s baffling decision to beef with the Television Academy during the debate. After Trump refused to endorse American democracy, Hillary noted his habit of claiming fraud whenever he loses, and mentioned his claims that even the Emmys were rigged specifically. Trump’s reply that he should have won an Emmy for The Apprentice didn’t go unnoticed by viewers, or the Academy itself.
Rest assured, the #Emmys are not rigged. https://t.co/vKK5xjqBuy pic.twitter.com/B7dBpGY1uQ
— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) October 20, 2016
The Emmys are NOT rigged. @VeepHBO @HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump #debatenight
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) October 20, 2016
As for the rest of the debate, everything from Trump’s preparation to the content, his famous “tan,” and the inevitable SNL skit was up for criticism or jokes, depending. Read on for a sampling.
Well, there you have it. A highly intelligent, experienced woman just debated a giant orange Twitter egg. Your move, America. #debate
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 20, 2016
'I've developed so many friends.'
Humans 'make' friends, Donald. They 'make' them.#debate
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 20, 2016
SNL at this point is literally considering just re-airing this debate
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) October 20, 2016
I hear Donald Trump invited Bill Clinton to the debate tonight to try and get under Hillary's skin.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 20, 2016
Apologies to people of future times who unearth this debate. Most of us were good and decent and some of us were men. #debate
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 20, 2016
Time to see who has the best vision for AmeAAAUUUUGH TRUMP IS SO FUCKING UNQUALIFIED WHY DO WE EVEN NEED TO DO THIS? #debate
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 20, 2016
Oh my gosh I cannot wait to not vote for this man #debatenight
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 20, 2016
While she was getting Osama, you were hosting Celebrity Apprentice. #debatenight #everythingyouneedtoknow pic.twitter.com/t86l1GqxTp
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) October 20, 2016
I love how he imports a wife THEN decides to crack down on immigration. #debate
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) October 20, 2016
"We are doing very better."
If that isn't the most poignant sentence of Trump's campaign & the exposure of our American underbelly.#Debate
— Retta (@unfoRETTAble) October 20, 2016
Trump thinks Hillary is rigging the election? Rigger please! #debatenight
— Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) October 20, 2016
Trump talking about creating millions of new jobs – Billy Bush at home saying, "Well you lost me mine!"
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) October 20, 2016
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