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Article snippet: MORE on Wednesday served as a muted presence on the fringes of the first Democratic presidential debate. The president watched the debate from Air Force One while flying to the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Japan, firing off a few tweets mocking the participants and chastising the host network. But he refrained from singling out specific candidates and went almost entirely unmentioned himself during the broadcast. Trump said in a Fox Business Network interview Wednesday morning that he intended to watch the debate out of obligation. But in a tweet roughly 90 minutes before candidates took the stage, the president signaled he would leave live-tweeting the event to his surrogates. “Sorry, I’m on Air Force One, off to save the Free World!” Trump tweeted, tagging several campaign accounts for supporters to follow. The president largely stuck to his word, offering most of his commentary during a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska, shortly after the debate started. “I think they’re all going to do poorly,” Trump said of the Democratic candidates after stepping off the plane. He quipped to troops stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that he chose to spend time with them over watching the debate. But the president made clear via Twitter that he had time for both. "BORING!" Trump tweeted a short time after reboarding Air Force One, where televisions were tuned in to the debate. He later took a swipe at NBC and MSNBC over what he deemed a "horrible technical break... Link to the full article to read more