In lieu of being on the presidential debate state, where Libertarian Gov. Gary Johnson belonged last night, he live tweeted in response to points discussed.
Here’s a sampling of what he wrote:
Trump and Clinton talked about bringing jobs back to the U.S.
Johnson’s response: “Free trade, not isolationism, is what will lead to more U.S. jobs.”
Clinton talked about lowering taxes
Johnson’s response: “@HillaryClinton says she wants #tax simplification, but her plan only will make tax code more complex and taxes will go up.”
Clinton and Trump talked about helping the middle class.
They talked about free trade.
On the general tenor of the debate:
There was a lot of talk about racism and crime.
Trump’s called for bringing back stop-and-frisk policy.
Johnson’s response: “@realDonaldTrump decoder: ‘Law and order’ means throwing away the #constitution. #stopandfrisk – didn’t we fight wars to stop policies like this?”
When the discussion turned to cyberwarfare, neither candidate mentioned Edward Snowden.
They debated whether or not Trump supported the Iraq war.
Johnson’s response: “I opposed the #iraqwar from the beginning. I thought we had the military surveillance capability to see WMDs and act on them.”
