MSNBC Slammed for Debate 'Advice' to Candidates

MSNBC gave Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton a series of pithy pointers on how to win the first presidential debate — but the liberal cable news network's cheeky advice was quickly criticized on Twitter, The Hill reports.

In a graphic shown Monday morning, MSNBC advised Trump to:

• Stop lying;
• Show humility;
• Fill in the gaps in his policy proposals.

The network then advised Clinton:

• Sell her presidency (What she would do and how she would do it);
• Be the Clinton that shines in smaller crowds;
• Get those jokes off, adding levity.

Not soon after, tweets started pouring in from disgruntled viewers who didn't take kindly to MSNBC's "advice."

Among them:

@BuzzFeedAndrew wow the bar is set pretty high there.

— Mari Manoogian (@MariManoog) September 26, 2016

@BuzzFeedAndrew Surprised they didn't add "Smile!"

— John Zebrowski (@jezebrowski) September 26, 2016

@HerbScribner @BuzzFeedAndrew I'm always concerned about the person in the oval office adding levity to issues like war, poverty, pandemics.

— toledo (@gtoledo3) September 26, 2016

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