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On Monday night, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go up against each other for the first of three debates leading up the 2016 presidential election on November 8. Much is at stake for both candidates, as recent national polls show Clinton hanging on to a narrow lead. The debate will begin at 9 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Watch the livestream of the debate here via The Washington Post.
This post will be updated throughout the event as information becomes available.
Update (8:43 p.m. EST) Rick Rubin is in attendance at tonight's debate.
Rick Rubin in the place! #debatenight pic.twitter.com/s98jZosjxM
— tuck francis (@tuckfrancis) September 27, 2016
Update (8:55 p.m.): Bill Clinton and Melania Trump have entered the building.
Bill Clinton and Melania Trump shake hands ahead of the debate https://t.co/iXIwDaIPem #CNNDebates https://t.co/rKYf4Gtvok
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 27, 2016
Update (9:01 p.m. EST): Bernie Sanders is watching the debate at home in Vermont.
It's #debatenight so it's time to #DebateWithBernie. pic.twitter.com/ekSzNFl053
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 27, 2016
Update (9:06 p.m.): Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have taken the stage.
Nominees take the stage. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/an2CQv5r3y
— The FADER (@thefader) September 27, 2016
Update (9:17 p.m.): Trump appears to have a case of the sniffles.
Trump has a sniffle right now in front of 90 million people because God exists and He has a karmic sense of humor.
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) September 27, 2016
Trump got that mid-70s Scorsese thirsty nose sniffle.
— Andy Greenwald (@andygreenwald) September 27, 2016
If there aren't 15 Trump's Sniffle accounts set up by now then I don't know you anymore Twitter.
— luke o'neil (@lukeoneil47) September 27, 2016
Update (9:21 p.m.): Donald Trump addresses Clinton as 'Secretary Clinton,' followed by "I want you to be happy."
Donald Trump is very concerned about Hillary Clinton's happiness #debatenight pic.twitter.com/iI4bHGzus8
— Mashable (@mashable) September 27, 2016
Update ( 9:23 p.m.): Trump claims he "never said" global warming was a hoax.
Fact check: Take your pick. pic.twitter.com/IbQUWwuCG2
— Benjamin Freed (@brfreed) September 27, 2016
Update (9:31 p.m.): Donald Trump is on the attack.
Clinton: "I have a feeling by the end of this debate I'll be blamed for everything."
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) September 27, 2016
Trump: "Why not?"
Update (9:33 p.m.): Hillary Clinton has a live fact checker on her website.
The "fact checker" Hillary Clinton referenced a few minutes ago can be found here: https://t.co/2sO1tDMEe5#debatenight
— The FADER (@thefader) September 27, 2016
Update (9:40 p.m.): As Clinton and Trump continue to spar, viewers at home are trying to locate moderator Lester Holt.
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
Update (9:43 p.m.): According to some counts, Donald Trump has interrupted Hillary Clinton twelve times.
Donald Trump has interrupted Hillary Clinton 12 times so far during #DebateNight pic.twitter.com/nBG6hRMuV1
— Mic (@mic) September 27, 2016
Update (9:45 p.m.): Hillary Clinton on gun control: "We have to tackle the plague of gun violence."
"We have to restore trust... and we have to tackle the plague of gun violence." ~ Hillary Clinton. #debatenight
— The FADER (@thefader) September 27, 2016
Update (9:49 p.m.): Donald Trump on race relations: "We need law and order."
.@realDonaldTrump: Clinton "doesn't want use a couple of words, and that's 'law and order.'" #Debates https://t.co/jOPV6L3hsI
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 27, 2016
Update (9:51 p.m.): Trump on crime:
"African American and Hispanics are living in hell...you walk down the street and get shot."
— Steven Thrasher (@thrasherxy) September 27, 2016
Update (9:52 p.m.): After Trump commends Rudy Giuliani on "stop and frisk" policing:
"Stop and frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York." ~ Moderator Lester Holt.
— The FADER (@thefader) September 27, 2016
Trump responds: "You're wrong." #debatenight
Update (10:05 p.m.): Donald Trump on "birtherism."
Moderator Lester Holt asks Trump about birtherism, and racial healing. Here's part of his response. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/GaYChuRsp2
— The FADER (@thefader) September 27, 2016
Update (10:07 p.m.): Big Sean has shared his thoughts on the election.
This debate is a lil childish on both sides... one of them is going to run our country though. Deep 👀
— Sean Don (@BigSean) September 27, 2016
Update (10:13 p.m.): A flow chart of Trump's thoughts on national security.
russia --> china --> 400-pound bed-ridden hacker --> bernie sanders --> ISIS --> my son is good at computers --> we have to do cyber better
— Max Read (@max_read) September 27, 2016
Update (10:14 p.m.): YG makes his opinion clear.
— YG (@YG) September 27, 2016
Update (10:28 p.m.): Hillary Clinton shares her concerns about Donald Trump's foreign policy.
A man who can be provoked by a tweet should not have his hands anywhere near the nuclear codes. #DebateNight
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016
Update (10:39 p.m.): Hillary Clinton responds to Trump's comments about her lack of "stamina."
.@HillaryClinton on @realDonaldTrump: "As soon as he travels to 112 countries...he can talk to me about stamina." https://t.co/IFt6a2nsq7
— ABC News (@ABC) September 27, 2016
Update (10:41 p.m.): Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have exited the stage and the first debate has concluded.