Nielsen ratings this morning suggest that a record number of people tuned in to the first GOP primary debate last night, in which frontrunner Donald Trump call Rosie O’Donnell a “fat pig” and the studio audience hooted their approval. Here it is: the reality TV spinoff/orgy of hatred/pro wrestling shitshow of a campaign season we so richly deserve.
CNN Money reports that the Nielsen ratings show that not only was this the most-watched primary debate ever, but that it was roughly twice as big as the previous winner, topping even the Democratic primary debates of 2008. CNN attributes the ratings extravaganza to “the Trump show,” and they’re depressingly correct: Trump reveled in playing a heel last night, and the audience ate it up.
Today, however, Trump’s focused on two things: accusing co-moderator Megyn Kelly of being “unfair” to him, and pretending like he doesn’t remember saying any of the hideous things he’s publicly said about women for the past 30 years. In a petulant manbaby tweet-storm this morning, he’s accusing Kelly of being “unprofessional:”