Kendrick, Midler & More Theater Stars React to Second Presidential Debate on Twitter
By: Caryn Robbins Oct. 10, 2016
To many, last night's second Presidential debate signaled a new low in American politics. After a shocking and lewd videotape was released Friday evening showing Donald Trump boasting about his ability to grab women inappropriately because he was a celebrity, Republicans by the dozens withdrew their endorsement of their candidate.
Just prior to the second presidential debate held at Washington University in St. Louis, NBC suspended TODAY's Billy Bush, who also appeared on the videotape making his own inappropriate remarks about women. Upon the opening of last night's meeting of the candidates, Donald Trump apologized for his 2005 comments, but continued to insist that his words were merely "locker room talk." Stars of stage and screen quickly turned to Twitter to react to Trump's debate performance. Check out some of our favorite tweets below:Doubling down on "locker room talk"?! Like all men do this?! Trumps words are an attack on women, this pathetic excuse is an attack on men.
- Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) October 10, 2016
Fact checkers watching Trump's debate performance: pic.twitter.com/olqmPhsIqV
- Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) October 10, 2016
How does this behavior let women in America know that you respect their personal space? #debate https://t.co/hfLnXxocng
- Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) October 10, 2016
Wow! Did you hear that last question? She's got a good answer, too.
- Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) October 10, 2016
If the bar gets set any lower, Trump is going to trip over it.
- George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 10, 2016
I feel like I'm watching Satan on live TV
- Josh Gad (@joshgad) October 10, 2016
So Billy Bush was suspended from @TheTodayShow &we may nominate the other guy on the tape to run the free world. AM I IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE?!
- Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) October 10, 2016
donald please put your orange tiny hands on my kitty cat !!!! then get isis
- Rosie (@Rosie) October 10, 2016
The Donald wants to double down in drilling and setting the world on fire by dumping more carbon into the world atmosphere.
- Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) October 10, 2016
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