One aspect of the debate Donald Trump didn't excel at? Waiting his turn. Vox tallied up the total number of interruptions in the first presidential debate Monday night and found Trump interrupted Hillary Clinton a total of 51 times. During the first 26 minutes of the debate alone, Vox reported Trump had jumped in while Clinton was talking 25 times.
Some of Trump's interruptions were brief interjections, like when he denied Clinton's claim he'd called climate change a hoax. Other times, Trump's interruptions overtook Clinton entirely, forcing her to cede the floor or requiring debate moderator Lester Holt to remind Trump that it was Clinton's turn.
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