The second presidential debate produced a number of viral moments, but people on social media couldn’t get over one thing: Republican Donald Trump seemed to lurk in nearly every frame behind Democrat Hillary Clinton.

This moment is exactly what people were talking about:

Throughout the debate, Trump walked around the stage, making it difficult for the directors to get a frame of Clinton without Trump in the background.

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Some people on Twitter thought the body language was threatening.

The situation was reminiscent of the 2000 town hall debate when Al Gore got up in the middle of George Bush's answer, seemingly to intimidate him.

>> Watch the moment here

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