As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton prepared to face off again on Sunday, some parents lamented on social media that they won’t be allowing their children to watch the town hall-style presidential debate.
It’s likely the debate will cover subject matter that is inappropriate for children. Trump has in recent days increasingly tried to make decades-old allegations against Bill Clinton a focus of the race to deflect attention from a 2005 video that showed him boasting in vulgar terms that his star power allowed him to grope women without their consent. He has elevated claims from Juanita Broaddrick that Bill Clinton once raped her.
Speaking out on Twitter ahead of the debate, some parents said they would send their kids from the room when it starts:
https://twitter.com/jonagee/status/785270582312964096
Wondering whether it would be more disturbing for my 11-yr-old son to watch the presidential #debate or "Westworld" tonight. Tough call.
— Lucas Alexander (@lucas_is) October 9, 2016
Wondering whether it would be more disturbing for my 11-yr-old son to watch the presidential #debate or "Westworld" tonight. Tough call.
— Lucas Alexander (@lucas_is) October 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/knopeness/status/785266112535654400
https://twitter.com/yoyicarrillo/status/785266346103824384
Furious I can't watch this debate with my kid.
— Jennifer Senior (@JenSeniorNY) October 9, 2016
Furious I can't watch this debate with my kid.
— Jennifer Senior (@JenSeniorNY) October 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/BowTiePolitics/status/785267458416513024
https://twitter.com/rebeccadonaway/status/785268588357652480
https://twitter.com/seankent/status/785271959722483712