President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE offered his first opinion via Twitter of the Democratic presidential debate roughly a half-hour into the Wednesday night event, making it clear he was not entertained.

"BORING!" Trump tweeted.

BORING! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2019

The tweet came right after the debate had taken its first commercial break of the evening and as candidates began weighing in on the migrant family separations that have taken place during the Trump administration.

ADVERTISEMENT

Trump tweeted while Air Force One was stopped in Alaska to refuel en route to its final destination in Japan.

During the stop in Anchorage, Trump met with troops stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. He quipped that he chose to spend time with the troops over watching the debate.

“I think they’re all going to do poorly,” Trump said of the Democratic candidates.

Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Key Democrat opposes GOP Section 230 subpoena for Facebook, Twitter, Google MORE (R-S.C.), a 2016 Republican presidential candidate and staunch Trump ally, responded to the president by piling on the Democratic contenders.

"To associate this crowd with BORING is an unfair attack on BORING people," Graham tweeted. "BORING would be a step up!"

Mr. President, I respectfully disagree.



To associate this crowd with BORING is an unfair attack on BORING people.



BORING would be a step up! #DemocraticDebate https://t.co/Atygj6718r — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 27, 2019

The president weighed in again minutes later to rip NBC News over a technical difficulty with audio and microphones that necessitated an extra commercial break, saying it was befitting a "fake news organization."

.@NBCNews and @MSNBC should be ashamed of themselves for having such a horrible technical breakdown in the middle of the debate. Truly unprofessional and only worthy of a FAKE NEWS Organization, which they are! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2019

The president sat down for an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" last week, but has regularly criticized the network for its coverage.

Trump's name was lightly mentioned during the first hour of the debate. Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy Klobuchar3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Social media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE (D-Minn.) criticized him over his economic policies and his inability to lower drug prices.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Jay Robert InsleeBarr asked prosecutors to explore charging Seattle mayor over protest zone: report Bottom line Oregon senator says Trump's blame on 'forest management' for wildfires is 'just a big and devastating lie' MORE (D) chided Trump for his unfounded claims that wind turbines cause cancer.

"He says wind turbines cause cancer. We know they cause jobs," Inslee said.

—Updated at 10:11 p.m.