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Leslie Jones Just Can’t Handle Donald Trump at the Presidential Debate

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September 26, 2016, 10:53 PM ET

Leslie Jones, one of the internet’s foremost live-tweeters who took the Olympics by storm this summer with her commentary, could not take Donald Trump during the presidential debate on Monday night.

Jones, who announced she would live-tweet the debate ahead of highly anticipated meeting between the presidential candidates, quickly became incensed by Trump’s comments, and compared him to a car salesman.

“Have you ever talked to a car salesman they confused you by starting six conversations,” she wrote. “He is so like that. Omg.”

Have you ever talked to a car salesman they confused you by starting six conversations. He is so like that. Omg

— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) September 27, 2016

 

Ok seriously I have never seen such narcissist attitude, he can't answer without praising himself first.

— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) September 27, 2016

After several tweets questioning everything Trump said, Jones seemed to falter.

“Man I want to [sic] say something funny but this ain’t funny man,” she wrote.

Man I want yo say something funny but this ain't funny man. This shit is not funny at all.

— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) September 27, 2016

 

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