X (the site formerly known as Twitter and now referred to as Xtter) has been with us in some form or another since 2006. And since the Presidential election of 2008, too-online folks (like myself) will turn to the increasingly crappy website for real-time hot takes on the Presidential debates.
Last night was no different for me. From snarky to resigned to… well… just weird, here are some of the most noteworthy Xeets I saw during the debate and in its aftermath:
First and foremost, at least some Republican pundits and advisors acknowledge that Trump lost the debate:
And, while you, under no circumstances, ever have to hand it to Rod Dreher, Trump even lost him:
Of course, Rod wasn’t the only one to bring up how “biased” the moderators were. However, as Frank Lutz pointed out:
As others pointed out, complaining about the refs is never a good sign in sports:
Other populist conservatives, who I’ve been assured are the real protectors of “Free Speech(tm)”, proposed novel solutions to the issue of media bias:
In the meantime, the former President also speculated that all the questions had been shared with Harris ahead of time:
I mean, who could have ever expected that they might be asked questions about the economy, immigration, national security, and other such topics. If only there was a way that a person could prepare for those topics so they don’t have to bullshit about how after 12 years he only has a “concept of a plan” about how to handle replacing the ACA. Then again, with a debate prep team like Trump’s, what could go wrong? This brings us to one of the members of the former President’s entourage and her unique theory about Harris:
But, in response to a question about Trump’s performance, noted pearl-clutcher Lindsay Graham reminds us that Trump cannot fail; he can only be failed:
In the end, even noted Trump stan Elon Musk had to admit it wasn’t a good night for his preferred candidate.
While I disagree with Elon’s take, it’s at least measured and even… dare I say, not weird. There’s absolutely no way he would then immediately descend into the deeply weird moment later when, say, a major female celebrity… like Taylor Swift… decided to endorse Kamala Harris. Definitely no way at al…
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What the everloving…?! BTW, do not click into that thread unless you want to see some of the most cursed AI pictures of your life–many of which were being posted/promoted by Elon Musk himself.
Some folks on Twitter decided to riffs on some of Trump’s favorite talking points:
I’m working on an in-depth post about J. D. Vance and accusations of immigrants eating pets. For the moment, I’ll let begrudging Trump apologist vent his spleen on the topic:
However, I can’t let that perspective stand without this important reminder that just because people are spreading xenophobic and racist bigotry, you don’t need to take part in it:
Ok, while this is fun, the joke has probably gone on far too long (it’s been 12ish years), so I’ll leave any despondent Trump supporters with this calming thought:
OK OTBers, I’d love to hear what your favorite hot takes are in the comments!
