Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE on Saturday proclaimed victory at Monday’s debate despite the “one-sided” analysis of the event in subsequent days.

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“I won the debate if you decide without watching the totally one-sided ‘spin’ that followed,” Trump tweeted. “This despite the really bad microphone.”

I won the debate if you decide without watching the totally one-sided "spin" that followed. This despite the really bad microphone. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2016

Wow, just saw the really bad @CNN ratings. People don't want to watch bad product that only builds up Crooked Hillary. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2016

The Commission on Presidential Debates said in a one-sentence statement Friday that there was an issue with Trump’s microphone that affected “the sound level in the debate hall.”

Still, Trump’s performance was widely panned by both pundits and voters, according to a number of polls released in the days since.

Since the debate, Trump has said that the event was “rigged,” charged moderator Lester Holt with being unfair after initially saying that he did a “great job” and lashed out at a former Miss Universe who Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE referenced during their back and forth.