31 Of The Funniest Tweets About The Awful First Presidential Debate

"That was a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a train wreck," @jaketapper says. "That was the worst debate I have ever seen. It wasn't even a debate. It was a disgrace."

"That was a shit show," @DanaBashCNN adds. pic.twitter.com/EhTIeM7Skc

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 30, 2020

That was the worst thing I’ve ever seen, and I wrote FANTASTIC FOUR.

— Jeremy Slater (@jerslater) September 30, 2020

debate drinking game!: continue to drink continuously as you have been doing for the past six months

— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) September 29, 2020

Guys, I’ll be fact-checking this evening’s debate in real time just kidding I’ll be drunk

— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) September 29, 2020

Huge if true pic.twitter.com/NXeTcyle9P

— Kevin Farzad (@KevinFarzad) September 30, 2020

when you're stoked to be in cleveland supporting dad pic.twitter.com/ZlpDl0hYhi

— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) September 30, 2020

I give that debate five Pinocchios, by which I mean I wish to be swallowed by a whale

— David Sims (@davidlsims) September 30, 2020

This is like The View but for men. #Debates2020

— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) September 30, 2020

turns out three men talking at the same time is my least favorite sound

— caroline doyle (@cd0yl3) September 30, 2020

lol if men are wondering how women feel in meetings right now this is it

— “Call For Location” is out NOW (@JubileeDJ) September 30, 2020

this feels like watching a couple of embarrassing relatives unravel at a holiday dinner, but one is clearly not a relative at all BUT A DEMON

— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) September 30, 2020

This is making me ageist

— quinta brunson (@quintabrunson) September 30, 2020

yo I can’t believe I ever took this country seriously

— Randall Otis (@RandallOtisTV) September 30, 2020

pic.twitter.com/rZqpgruepu

— quinta brunson (@quintabrunson) September 30, 2020

This debate might wind up as the worst two hours of anything that’s ever been on television.

— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) September 30, 2020

Can Chris Wallace be replaced with a mom who’s been home with her kids since March? #Debates2020

— Wendi Aarons (@WendiAarons) September 30, 2020

(chris wallace being stabbed)

Chris Wallace: Sir, I say, SIR

— Interview With The Wampire™ (@ScottWamplerBMD) September 30, 2020

Chris Wallace: "Gentlemen, this is a serious subject, so let's keep things serious."
*hard cut to black*
*strings* pic.twitter.com/QL8IE0rtr4

— Emily VanDerWerff ???? (@emilyvdw) September 30, 2020

wallace: condemn white supremacy
biden: yeah say it

the president: pic.twitter.com/pJk5UGiXeK

— ziwe (@ziwe) September 30, 2020

I turned on @JerseyShore to watch something normal. God bless @snooki and her cultural impact. pic.twitter.com/2Vfi15X3fx

— Kris Turner (@krisnturner) September 30, 2020

Tonight would be a good night to legalize marijuana.

— Warren Gunnels (@GunnelsWarren) September 30, 2020

This is the first presidential debate that needs a cigarette break

— Blake Anderson (@UncleBlazer) September 30, 2020

I need to watch 7 straight hours of parks and rec to cleanse my soul after this

— Dr. Glaucomflecken (@DGlaucomflecken) September 30, 2020

debating Trump is like drinking water with a fork.

— Kate Sheppard (@kate_sheppard) September 30, 2020

hot debate take: 9pm is too late

— Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) September 29, 2020

Not fair that Biden is cheating tonight by having access to a soul

— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) September 30, 2020

this debate better not be one of those gender reveals

— blaine capatch (@blainecapatch) September 29, 2020

Just confirmed, debate #2 is a just a fist fight in a Chili's parking lot

— omeedmalek (@OmeedMalek) September 30, 2020

“bad things happen in philadelphia”

philadelphia: pic.twitter.com/fF4XfImftB

— lex (@ronlextall) September 30, 2020

Nothing brings people of Philadelphia together quite like some dude talkin shit.

— EROCK (@Eric_Emanuele) September 30, 2020

"bad things happen in philadelphia" excuse me sir, we dedicated a urinal to you pic.twitter.com/hRJ7OU8ggf

— Tattooed Mom (@Tmoms) September 30, 2020

I'M JUST SAYING pic.twitter.com/d1xZCZ73lt

— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) September 30, 2020