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Bette Midler calls Trump ‘a PIG’ and mocks his ‘$70,000 haircut’ in wild rant during presidential debate against Biden

BETTE Midler called President Donald Trump "a pig" and mocked his "$70,000 haircut" in a wild rant during Tuesday's presidential debate against Joe Biden.

The 74-year-old singer's complaints came during the "" between Democratic nominee  and in Cleveland, .

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Bette Midler's series of complaints arose throughout Biden and Trump's first presidential debate
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Bette Midler's series of complaints arose throughout Biden and Trump's first presidential debateCredit: Getty Images - Getty
President Trump has been called 'a pig' by 74-year-old Bette Midler
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President Trump has been called 'a pig' by 74-year-old Bette MidlerCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The fiery 90-minute event featured ugly exchanges between the two candidates, where the president often spoke over Biden and even clashed with moderator .

Biden also repeatedly insulted President Trump.

The heated debate prompted Midler - a longtime vocal critic of the Trump - to share her thoughts on social media.

The singer : "I would have done a mic drop and walked off.

"Trump is a pig."

She explained: "They absolutely should have a kill switch on the microphone or there's no reason to do this again. That was disgraceful."

About 20 minutes into the debate,

His comment came after  by the president.

Earlier in the night, Midler angrily responded to a tweet by Lauren Ingraham, which read: "Biden seems to interrupt with impunity."

'Donald Trump is utterly disgusting,' Midler wrote to Twitter
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'Donald Trump is utterly disgusting,' Midler wrote to Twitter

Midler : "How dare you? How dare you? Are you trying to tell us we didn’t see and hear DonaldTrump interrupt #JOEBIDEN incessantly and talk over him the entire night?

"You should be ashamed to have cast your lot with such a destructive, vicious rat-man."

Midler's Tuesday night rant began as she urged Joe to “take off the gloves."

She tweeted: “Slug him hard a few times, for the 206,000 dead AND the living, for all the fallen soldiers he’s maligned, for all the innocent people he’s called rapists, for #PuertoRico, for women, for the planet, burning in front of our eyes, and for the future.”

Hours later, she : "What we saw tonight is not...a $70,000 hairdo."

President Trump talks at the 2020 presidential debate in Ohio
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President Trump talks at the 2020 presidential debate in OhioCredit: EPA

Midler also drastically compared President Trump and former Vice President Biden.

“Donald Trump is utterly disgusting and Chris Wallace is a wuss," she explained.

“Joe Biden is a gentleman. Too bad, when dealing with a cornered rat.”

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Earlier this month, Midler branded the president as a after reports claimed Trump referred to fallen US soldiers as "losers."

Her comments came just one week after she  - amid backlash for mocking the First Lady Melania Trump's speaking skills during the Republican National Convention.

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