Outside of the emergence of America’s shining light, Kenneth Bone, the second presidential debate was business as usual. Hillary Clinton remained on point talking about her policies, and Donald Trump monologued about the state of the country. But the two did have a few nice things to say about each other.
In a textbook example of full circle, the candidates began the debate slighting each other but ended it complimenting one another. The final question involved each candidate tipping their cap to the other by asking them to say something nice. This may have been the equivalent of a third-grade teacher telling their students to play nice, and it was a good effort, albeit an off-script one. So, Clinton praised the Trump children’s devotion to their father, and Trump called her a “fighter.”
However, the fine folks on the World Wide Web didn’t exactly feel the love. The jokes came fast and furious, and thankfully, someone had the classic Chrissy Teigen “awkward” face at the ready.
https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano/status/785308126752813056
THE LAST DEBATE QUESTION IS LITERALLY “SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT EACH OTHER OR YOU CAN’T LEAVE TIMEOUT” bring back ken bone #kenbone
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) October 10, 2016
Say something nice challenge:
Your children of the corn kids turned out okay#debate— Patrice J. Williams (@PatriceJWill) October 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/mikeBithell/status/785308829819006977
https://twitter.com/dlwritesbooks/status/785307640796590080
https://twitter.com/oliverbcampbell/status/785310966980288512
https://twitter.com/MissDahlELama/status/785308154959634433
It’s good to know during these contentious times these candidates can be cordial with each other. But it is a bit disheartening to think they have to be forced to say something nice about one another. But hey, Kenneth Bone is still in our lives and we should be thankful for that.
