Not long after insisting "nobody respects women more than me", Trump muttered "such a nasty woman" when Hillary Clinton was describing her plan to raise taxes on the wealthy.
"My Social Security payroll contribution will go up, as will Donald's - if he can't figure out how to get out of it," Hillary had quipped.
'Nasty woman' soon became a trending topic on Twitter.
I'm dressing up as a #nastywoman for Halloween. By which I mean, I will dress as a competent, calm, and brilliant woman #debatenight
- Melissa Boteach (@mboteach) October 20, 2016
I'm a #nastywoman because I want to be treated as a human being#debatenight
- Peggy Ward, Ph.D. (@PeggyatKC) October 20, 2016
Well behaved women rarely make history #nastywoman pic.twitter.com/fEoKIfbjyO
- Ruth Lapointe (@Ruth1Lapointe) October 20, 2016
Just updated my Twitter profile to say I'm a #NastyWoman. Can't wait for Election Day. #DebateNight
- Leta Hong Fincher (@LetaHong) October 20, 2016
Nasty Woman is code for: intelligent, confident, hard-working, prepared, experienced. #debatenight #nastywoman
- Nasty Woman Radida (@RadidaG) October 20, 2016
Meanwhile, just outside the #nastywoman t-shirt factory and gift emporium: pic.twitter.com/OIqVP3e5sr
- Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) October 20, 2016
Blurt #nastywoman into a microphone and women are lining up like this for @HillaryClinton. We'll see you on election day Trump. pic.twitter.com/Q24eETHgDj
- Elsa Roberts (@furioelsa) October 20, 2016
You know what a #NastyWoman is good at? Voting. #debate pic.twitter.com/T4DDbNC8cY
- Alanna Vagianos (@lannadelgrey) October 20, 2016
Make women nasty again.#nastywoman #debate
- amber ruffin (@ambermruffin) October 20, 2016
This #nastywoman has a ballot and will vote.
- Catherine Ertz (@mckertzee) October 20, 2016
I was #ReluctantlyWithHer all this time but tonight DT let me know that HC was a nasty woman. We gotta stick together so... #NastyWoman
- Mrsaanis (@mrsaanis) October 20, 2016
Looking forward to showing trump just how nasty we women can be when we destroy his joke of a bid for the presidency Nov 8th #nastywoman
- Sarah Thuo (@SarahNThuo) October 20, 2016
Um, another Halloween Costume Idea: Dress as a "nasty woman" & look SUPER EMPOWERED #NastyWoman
- Arianna Vazquez (@JustSayAri) October 20, 2016
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