Influencers and armchair politicos also took to social media to chime in as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump went head to head in the second presidential debate.
The New York businessman started the night by asking people to watch him livestream the conclusion of his "debate prep" on Facebook. Trump was speaking on a panel that included Bill Clinton accusers.
The move was "so sad," said Michael Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation.
@ReaganWorld: So sad..Trump brings Bill Clinton accusers to St. Louis debate
He also said his "father would be so embarrassed" by the current situation.
Trump tweeted that his "team of deploarables" would be running his account during the event.
Clinton said in a Facebook post that she has "no intentions of allowing [Trump] to hijack this debate, this election, or this country with his divisive rhetoric about people or groups of people he doesn't like."
American businessman, Mark Cuban tweeted "Sniffle distance is important." CubanTweet
The author of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling tweeted about Trump's accusations "just words, folks."JKTweet
Political consultant Frank Luntz tweeted about reaction to the lack of the handshake. LunkTweet
Donald Trump's oldest son tweeted from the town hall about Hillary Clinton's emails. DTJTweet
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz compared the debate to Saturday Night Live. HawaiiTweet
Atul Gawande, surgeon and writer, tweeted on Donald Trump's health policy. AtulTweet
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein joined the debate through Facebook Live.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tweeted "Trump just refuted Clapper." McFTweet
Donald Trump's team released this chart during the debate on Twitter. DonaldTwitter
California Senator Barbara Boxer compared Donald Trump's behavior with the moderators to a sinking ship. BoxerTweet
In response to the a question from social media about Syria and Russia, Senator and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine tweeted "Get real." KaineTweet
After referring to the city of Aleppo numerous time, Merriam-Webster dictionary tweeted that is it "Aleppo." MerriamTweet
The Republican Vice Presidential Mike Pence nominee tweeted after the debate. PenceTweet
The last question was for both presidential candidates to say what they respected about each other. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren tweeted that she agreed with Donald Trump's answer. WareenTweet