How Donald Trump Avoided Sniffing So Much During Third Presidential Debate
One weird trick helped him drastically cut down on those pesky nasal issues we heard in the previous two debates
Phil Owen | October 19, 2016 @ 10:26 PM
Last Updated: October 19, 2016 @ 10:40 PM
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One of the most prominent recurring, ah, cosmetic features of the first two presidential debates was Donald Trump’s oft-discussed case of the sniffles.
So Trump’s sniffs were at the forefront of many people’s minds heading into the third and final debate. We were prepared to count them again, but then a funny thing happened.
Sure, the occasional sniff did pop up here and there over the course of the 90-minute event, but they never became frequent. And we certainly never heard the sort of parade of sniffles we’d been accustomed to in this debate cycle. It was a noticeable change, one that a lot of Twitter users made note of early on in Wednesday’s debate.
What’s up with that? Well, the answer isn’t very complicated, and the answer was on screen for all to see. Trump simply stopped inhaling through his nose.
His speech patterns didn’t change, and he seemed to pause for breath at about the same pace he did when he’d captured our eyeballs with the sniffs before. But whereas previously he had a tendency to close his mouth when it came time to breathe in between words, this time he more often kept it open.
A great illustration of this change is the part of the debate, about a minute long, in which he uttered the infamous “bad hombres” line, which we’ve cued up below.
This part is one of his worst in terms of his breathing discipline slipping, but it gives a great demonstration of the difference between what it looks like when he breathes through his mouth and when he breathes through his nose. Whereas in the previous debates he wasn’t so great at sticking to mouth breathing (no pun intended), on Wednesday he did a much better job.
And so if you were wondering where all those sniffles went — there’s your answer.
Hollywood Hates Trump: 8 Stars Who Got Creative to Dump on the Donald (Photos)
Numerous celebrities have made it clear that they don't support Donald Trump's presidential campaign, but only a few have gone above and beyond to actively campaign against the GOP candidate. Here are 7 getting creative to urge Americans to vote for somebody else.
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Katy Perry The "firework" singer lent her voice — and her body — to the Rock the Vote campaign recently, shooting a pro-poll-attendance video for Funny or Die.
Madonna Madonna followed suit and posted a topless photo to her Instagram account and captioned it, "I’m voting naked with Katy Perry!! Vote for Hillary.”
“Star Trek” cast members, producers and writers from all of the franchise’s series and movies have endorsed a new Facebook group called Trek Against Trump.
“Never has there been a presidential candidate who stands in such complete opposition to the ideals of the Star Trek universe as Donald Trump,” the group said in a statement on its Facebook page.
In a recent video, the cast of the NBC sitcom reprise their characters to weigh in on the 2016 presidential election.
Will and Grace, of course, are voting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, while Karen is committed to her close personal friend, Donald Trump. She helped him pick out Melania and everything.
"She's going to appoint justices to the Supreme Court who will ensure your civil rights," said Grace.
The director launched the "Save The Day" campaign with a star-studded ad that encourages people to go out and vote. In conjunction, he released a star-studded video titled "Important" and although it doesn't mention either candidate by name, it does reference "a man whose signature move is firing someone," as well as describing one of the candidates as "a racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society."
The Prophets of Rage guitarist teamed with Ryan Harvey and Ani DiFranco to record "Old Man Trump."
The song was originally an unfinished Woody Guthrie protest piece intended for his landlord who happened to be Fred Trump, Donald's father.
Harvey told the Guardian: “You’ve got Donald Trump talking about making America great again ... and so here’s Woody Guthrie, one of the definers of American history, coming out after his death and saying ‘No, it wasn’t a great era and in fact your father was part of the problem.’”
Eminem is known for not holding back when it comes to diss tracks, but this time he let it all out in a track titled "Campaign Speech" -- eight minutes of anti-Trump freestyle, among other topics like Trayvon Martin and Colin Kaepernick.
"A f---ing loose cannon, who's blunt with his hand on the button who doesn't have to answer to no one," raps Eminem. "Great idea."
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Eminem is latest star to get imaginative to express opposition to the Republican candidate
Numerous celebrities have made it clear that they don't support Donald Trump's presidential campaign, but only a few have gone above and beyond to actively campaign against the GOP candidate. Here are 7 getting creative to urge Americans to vote for somebody else.