Going into the first debate, Donald Trump's campaign had worked hard to a set a very low bar for him to clear. All that was expected of him was to remain composed and make a few points that his campaign had wanted him to make in that 90 minutes. That's it. When confronted with follow up questions, Trump floundered and imploded.
In a span of 90 minutes, Trump demanded credit from Americans for:
- Making President Obama release his birth certificate.
- Not complaining about IRS audits as he is entitled to.
- Not saying something 'not nice' to Hillary Clinton.
- Making NATO create a division for Terror
- Not releasing his 'secret' plan to destroy ISIS
- Not being racist in his night club in Orlando
- Being smart by avoiding or not paying taxes.
When he was not demanding credit from Americans, he reminded them that
- Americans as a nation (from both parties) are a bunch of losers who keep voting for politicians who don't know how to negotiate deals
- African Americans are a bunch of losers who let Democrats exploit them
- Winners like him file for multiple bankruptcies
In between, he made sure that everyone in America knows that he is rich - bigly, yuugely, he is smart, and he will make 'unbelievable' deals and Americans should be grateful that he is running in this race to fix all the problem. During the course of the evening, Trump talked over the moderator, his opponent, made veiled threats, and above all seemed to want credit from Americans for being their savior.
Even this Donald should know, by now, that his a** was handed to him by Hillary tonight!