Last night’s CNN Republican Debate had plenty of memorable moments despite being called “bleak,” “fearful” and “heavy handed” by certain critics. Others loved the way CNN handled the GOP’s Vegas fight night. So how did the debate do on social media and TiVo? Donald Trump dominated the top moments in most categories, check it out:
Most Tweeted moments:
- Trump to Jeb Bush: “You’re a tough guy, Jeb, I know.”
- Trump and Bush debate immigration and security
- Trump: “I…can’t imagine somebody booing, these are people that want to kill us.”
Top 5 TiVo moments:
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- 11:05 p.m. ET: Trump: “If I’m elected president, we will win again. We will win a lot. And we’re going to have a great, great country, greater than ever before.”
- 10:53 p.m. ET: Hewitt: “Are you ready to assure Republicans tonight that you will run as a Republican and abide by the decision of the Republicans?” Trump answered, “I really am. I’ll be honest, I really am.”
- 10:34 p.m. ET: Christie: “What I say to Carla is that the first job of the president of the United States is to protect your safety and your security and the security and safety of your family.”
- 9:48 p.m. ET: Fiorina: “Margaret Thatcher once said, ‘If you want something talked about, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.’”
- 8:48 p.m. ET: Paul: “Trump says we ought to close that Internet thing. The question really is, what does he mean by that? Like they do in North Korea? Like they do in China?”
Top 5 candidates discussed on Facebook:
- Donald Trump
- Ted Cruz
- Jeb Bush/Marco Rubio (tie)
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- Ben Carson
Top Facebook moment: Bush and Trump exchange: “You can’t insult your way to the presidency.”
Bush and Trump bicker over immigration, security, toughness and seriousness. #GOPdebate https://t.co/xRsP634FFg https://t.co/R9qLT0FjMq
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 16, 2015