Clinton was interrupted constantly by Trump and shimmied her way through it all

2025-04-27 17:44:25admin

Donald Trump got all up in Hillary Clinton's face during the first presidential debate on Monday night. Like an annoying schoolboy, the Republican candidate spoke over Clinton, loudly expressed his opinions and pretty much shut her down on all counts.

In contrast, Clinton smiled, shimmied and patiently waited for the man to finish his rant.

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In a count by Vox, the interruptions hit an all-time high of 51 times. That included at least 25 times in the first 26 minutes of the debate. Clinton, by Vox's numbers, interrupted Trump just 17 times. To help you put yourself in Clinton's shoes, Vox shared a video of every. single. interruption.

Donald Trump interrupted Hillary Clinton 51 times on #DebateNight. For most women, this is a familiar pattern: https://t.co/5WZSz1rVNT pic.twitter.com/t0StwHG1mu
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 27, 2016

The amount of interruptions, which included Trump on multiple occasions just shouting "WRONGGG," has once again highlighted Trump's bullish ways. Many people on Twitter called out his behavior for what they saw as sexism and mansplaining.

sexism is a man screaming he has a better temperament than a woman who has been patiently waiting to speak after being interrupted 10 times
— Nick Prayner (@nickpraynerr) September 27, 2016

"You need stamina," says man who has sighed, scowled, grown impatient and angrily interrupted under pressure of 90 minutes of debating
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 27, 2016

My rage at Hillary having to debate this clown is multiplied by my rage for every woman who's even been interrupted by an ignorant man-baby.
— Ashley Austrew (@ashleyaustrew) September 27, 2016

So many women watching are cringing, thinking back to the times men have interrupted, screamed over, & belittled them. #debatenight
— Shelby Knox (@ShelbyKnox) September 27, 2016

Hillary, speaking strongly and patiently like a woman who has been interrupted by idiot men since the DAWN OF TIME. Get ittttttt.
— Kristin Russo (@kristinnoeline) September 27, 2016