Trump sniffles online rage

Washington, Sept. 27: Donald Trump’s case of the sniffles during Monday night’s Presidential debate with Hillary Clinton has gone viral on social media, spawning jokes and ironic asides about a candidate who has made his opponent’s health an issue.

Hashtags like #Sniffles, #TrumpSniffles and #Trumpsniffing proliferated after the Republican sniffled repeatedly in the opening minutes of the widely watched match- up.

Comedian Stephen Colbert joked that Trump “sounded like he was fighting off a cold with cocaine.” Ms Clinton’s debate comment about her opponent’s “Trumped- up trickle down” positions was immediately linked to his runny nose.

Others asked about Mr Trump’s health. “Sounds like pneumonia to me,” tweeted former Democratic congressman John Dingell.

Pneumonia knocked Clinton off the campaign for a few days trail earlier this month, after Mr Trump had repeatedly raised questions about her health and stamina. The first Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may be one of the most hyped events in US politics, but the hosts managed overlook one small detail.

The name of the Democratic nominee, the first woman in American history to win a major party nomination for President, was misspelled on souvenir tickets handed out to students at Hofstra University. The tickets given to 350 students who won coveted seats in a lottery to attend the debate misspelled Clinton’s first name — “Hilary” — TV networks NBC and CBS reported.