Almost three hours into the Democratic debate Tuesday night, neither the presidential candidates nor viewers seemed all too impressed when CNN host Anderson Cooper wrapped up the night with a question about Ellen DeGeneres and George W. Bush s friendship despite not bringing up climate change once.
Last week, Ellen Degeneres was criticized after she and former President George W. Bush were seen laughing together at a football game. Ellen defended their friendship, saying, Were all different and I think that weve forgotten that thats OK, that were all different, Cooper said at the conclusion of the debate. So in that spirit, wed like you to tell us about a friendship that youve had that would surprise us and what impacts its had on you and your beliefs.
The Daily Show was quick to mock the moment with a picture of the faces of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and former Vice President Joe Biden :
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julin Castro , who was the first to answer the question on stage, tweeted several suggestions for a more useful question:
California Sen. Kamala Harris , another candidate on the stage, also tweeted to point out issues that were neglected:
And Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who dropped out of the presidential race earlier this year after launching a campaign focused around climate action, chimed in too:
Viewers on Twitter werent too pleased with the question either, given immigration, climate change, housing poverty, LGBTQ issues and various other topics were entirely neglected in the Tuesday night debate:
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