#DebateNight Memes

We can always count on the internet to perfectly summarize any major event in memes, hashtags, tweets, and other forms of comedy. Here are the best social media moments from #debatenight.

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The internet wasted no time preparing for #debatenight.

By the time the event started, there were reports of tension in the crowd. We should have known things would get out of hand when this happened:

The debate began like this:

https://twitter.com/NifMuhammad/status/780594953785335810

Hillary Clinton announced her fact checker early on.

Donald Trump challenged Clinton’s plan to combat racism:

https://twitter.com/sbz/status/780584683973279745

Screenshots come in handy, don’t they:

When Trump started talking about “law and order” …

https://twitter.com/molls/status/780584575953018880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

She hit the nail on the head:

Snapchat filters added extra life to the debate:

Trump tried his best to use his aggressive “temperament” to dominate the conversation, but Clinton dropped the mic when she dropped this line:

Sidebar, this happened:

(Don’t worry, the Republican presidential nominee came back later to shake host Lester Holt‘s hand)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BK2cZh5DsHr/?tagged=lesterholt

Holt faced tough criticism:

https://twitter.com/abdulamemon/status/780589533721010176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Who knew Jerry Springer would be the voice of reason:

https://twitter.com/drewryanscott/status/780622057973219329

Plies, however, didn’t watch:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BK3Ic7UBdgZ/?taken-by=plies

But this was the consensus for those who did:

The end.

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty, Twitter, Instagram

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