By — Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/donald-trump-decided-hold-live-twitter-chat-go-wrong Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Donald Trump held a live Twitter chat. What could possibly go wrong? Politics Sep 21, 2015 4:07 PM EDT Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump decided to do a live Twitter chat from the outlet’s New York City office to reach voters through social media. Using the hashtag #AskTrump, some Twitter users, like @MarieLeff, posed serious questions to Trump, which he then answered by video: .@MarieLeff #asktrump pic.twitter.com/ufCLFKeFrN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015 He also entertained more light-hearted questions about whether or not the Dallas Cowboys have a chance at the playoffs, and if Joe Flacco can be considered an elite quarterback. He then fielded questions on Israel, how he would help the homeless, and what he would do to fix the student debt crisis. .@EliseChristine #asktrump pic.twitter.com/KV1NPNYJTC — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015 While Trump answered questions, however, a large majority of the Twitterverse used the hashtag to troll Trump as hard as they could. The popular website, Buzzfeed, sent over inane questions: #AskTrump Were Ross and Rachel on a break? — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 21, 2015 #AskTrump Is Jon Snow alive? — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 21, 2015 Another news/culture website, The Daily Beast, invited Twitter users to spam the hashtag: Donald Trump Has Been Trolling America. Now Here’s Your Chance to Troll Him Back: http://t.co/ODnPq1HpQS #AskTrump pic.twitter.com/TUNbCqx0gX — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 21, 2015 The website then tweeted a series of negative articles on Trump from their archives using the hashtag: .@realdonaldtrump What did you think of @sesamestreet's puppet version of you? #AskTrump http://t.co/qhtdsKjgLd pic.twitter.com/6rnOE21XFf — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 21, 2015 .@realdonaldtrump oh and about this one more time http://t.co/quzqiF8kPU #AskTrump — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 21, 2015 Since entering the race, Trump has incited controversy with remarks about Mexican immigrants and personal attacks against his opponents, including a negative statement about Carly Fiorina’s face. With the hashtag, many Twitter users seemed to feel that Trump gave them the ideal opportunity to let him know what they thought about these actions. As the hashtag trended, they shot the candidate random, sarcastic, and even political questions. Can I be your White House Press Secretary @realDonaldTrump? #AskTrump — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 21, 2015 https://twitter.com/_Gbaby/status/646020153570799616 … but why? #AskTrump — The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) September 21, 2015 #AskTrump u lift bro? — @midnight (@midnight) September 21, 2015 Can I have 45,000 dollars please #AskTrump — justin (@justinhastings2) September 21, 2015 What Will You do with millions of undocumented immigrants, that for years, worked and contributed to USA?#immigrationreform ? #AskTrump — José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 21, 2015 #AskTrump who wore it better? pic.twitter.com/DO0ISLwXf9 — Brock Lange (@brock_lange) September 21, 2015 Trump’s Twitter chat ended at 1:30 p.m., but two hours later, the hashtag was still trending, as users kept letting the Internet know what it really was they wanted to #AskTrump. By — Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump decided to do a live Twitter chat from the outlet’s New York City office to reach voters through social media. Using the hashtag #AskTrump, some Twitter users, like @MarieLeff, posed serious questions to Trump, which he then answered by video: .@MarieLeff #asktrump pic.twitter.com/ufCLFKeFrN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015 He also entertained more light-hearted questions about whether or not the Dallas Cowboys have a chance at the playoffs, and if Joe Flacco can be considered an elite quarterback. He then fielded questions on Israel, how he would help the homeless, and what he would do to fix the student debt crisis. .@EliseChristine #asktrump pic.twitter.com/KV1NPNYJTC — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015 While Trump answered questions, however, a large majority of the Twitterverse used the hashtag to troll Trump as hard as they could. The popular website, Buzzfeed, sent over inane questions: #AskTrump Were Ross and Rachel on a break? — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 21, 2015 #AskTrump Is Jon Snow alive? — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 21, 2015 Another news/culture website, The Daily Beast, invited Twitter users to spam the hashtag: Donald Trump Has Been Trolling America. Now Here’s Your Chance to Troll Him Back: http://t.co/ODnPq1HpQS #AskTrump pic.twitter.com/TUNbCqx0gX — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 21, 2015 The website then tweeted a series of negative articles on Trump from their archives using the hashtag: .@realdonaldtrump What did you think of @sesamestreet's puppet version of you? #AskTrump http://t.co/qhtdsKjgLd pic.twitter.com/6rnOE21XFf — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 21, 2015 .@realdonaldtrump oh and about this one more time http://t.co/quzqiF8kPU #AskTrump — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 21, 2015 Since entering the race, Trump has incited controversy with remarks about Mexican immigrants and personal attacks against his opponents, including a negative statement about Carly Fiorina’s face. With the hashtag, many Twitter users seemed to feel that Trump gave them the ideal opportunity to let him know what they thought about these actions. As the hashtag trended, they shot the candidate random, sarcastic, and even political questions. Can I be your White House Press Secretary @realDonaldTrump? #AskTrump — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 21, 2015 https://twitter.com/_Gbaby/status/646020153570799616 … but why? #AskTrump — The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) September 21, 2015 #AskTrump u lift bro? — @midnight (@midnight) September 21, 2015 Can I have 45,000 dollars please #AskTrump — justin (@justinhastings2) September 21, 2015 What Will You do with millions of undocumented immigrants, that for years, worked and contributed to USA?#immigrationreform ? #AskTrump — José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 21, 2015 #AskTrump who wore it better? pic.twitter.com/DO0ISLwXf9 — Brock Lange (@brock_lange) September 21, 2015 Trump’s Twitter chat ended at 1:30 p.m., but two hours later, the hashtag was still trending, as users kept letting the Internet know what it really was they wanted to #AskTrump.