As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off during Monday night’s presidential debate, many on social media questioned moderator Lester Holt’s involvement—or lack thereof, as Holt largely refrained from interrupting the candidates in their answers.
There was much debate, leading up to Monday night, about the appropriate role of a presidential debate moderator, as Clinton’s campaign called for live fact-checking while Trump’s argued that it should be left up to the candidates to rebut each other.
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Is Lester Holt still there? #Debates2016
— Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) September 27, 2016
Is Lester Holt still there? #Debates2016
— Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) September 27, 2016
RIP @LesterHoltNBC
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) September 27, 2016
RIP @LesterHoltNBC
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) September 27, 2016
We need a new hashtag: #whereislester. Dude is invisible while they still argue and interrupt each other over the second question.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) September 27, 2016
We need a new hashtag: #whereislester. Dude is invisible while they still argue and interrupt each other over the second question.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) September 27, 2016
Why is Lester Holt not moderating this? #debates
— Rita Wilson (@RitaWilson) September 27, 2016
Why is Lester Holt not moderating this? #debates
— Rita Wilson (@RitaWilson) September 27, 2016
Lester Holt right now. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/WHr1lYdgfJ
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) September 27, 2016
Lester Holt right now. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/WHr1lYdgfJ
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) September 27, 2016
So far Lester Holt's earnings-per-word rate is off the charts.
— David French (@DavidAFrench) September 27, 2016
So far Lester Holt's earnings-per-word rate is off the charts.
— David French (@DavidAFrench) September 27, 2016
This is Lester moderating the debate #Debates #whereisLester pic.twitter.com/5hO6P6EdVW
— Dalia Hashim (@DaliaMHashim) September 27, 2016
This is Lester moderating the debate #Debates #whereisLester pic.twitter.com/5hO6P6EdVW
— Dalia Hashim (@DaliaMHashim) September 27, 2016
Has anyone seen @LesterHoltNBC? #whereislester #debates pic.twitter.com/aXnFjmvFKy
— Greg (@gregpnyc) September 27, 2016
Has anyone seen @LesterHoltNBC? #whereislester #debates pic.twitter.com/aXnFjmvFKy
— Greg (@gregpnyc) September 27, 2016