Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh was not impressed with Hillary Clinton's performance this week against GOP nominee Donald Trump at the first presidential debate.

"The two main things that I think ordinary people saw, are Trump demonstrated his earned position as a major party nominee; he had every business, every right being up there," Limbaugh said on his radio program Tuesday.

"And a lot of people were applauding what he was saying up there last night. And Hillary? She came off exactly as many people see her: A witch with a capital 'B,'" he added.

Focus groups at CNN and Fox News agreed almost unanimously after the debate that Trump struggled badly in his first face-off against Clinton.

The groups also declared the Democratic nominee the clear winner of the debate, and gave Trump poor marks for his presentation of his policy platform.