text:  He also stayed silent when his microphone wasn't on. He didn't make himself look silly. In fact, he didn't even shake his head a ton, massive facial expressions that were exaggerated. He didn't even do that. And I think we all appreciated the more constrained Trump in this situation. When he's in a rally, go for it. Do your thing. Even if I don't love how bombastic he gets, the crowd loves that. So do that at a rally. This was the appropriate way to show up for the debate.