By the 26 minute mark of the first US presidential debate, Donald Trump had interrupted his political rival Hillary Clinton 25 times.
That’s almost one “Well, actually”-esque verbal intrusion every 60 seconds.
By the end of the 90 minute debate, he’d stopped her 51 times. By comparison, Clinton made a mere 17 interjections. (That’s according to Vox, who were counting.)
One might argue Clinton was following the Napoleonic wisdom of never interrupting an opponent in the midst of making a mistake — which, let’s face it, when your opponent is Donald Trump is a fairly solid tactic.
But, geez she’s patient. It’s almost as though after a lifetime of having men talk over and explain things to her she’s learned exactly how to handle it.
Like this:
By letting your eyes glaze over and mentally checking out while the mansplain washes over you.
Remember that time you graduated from Yale Law School?
Remember that time you were Secretary of State for four years?
Of course you do. But you wait patiently. Stoic. Implacable. Unperturbed. Silent.
And all the while, a man tells you you've got no "stamina".