Last #DemTownHall questioner to Hillary: 'I can see why they gave you this question'; Update: Questioner says it wasn't a plant

Editor’s note: See the update below.

You would have thought that viewers had had enough of CNN’s #DemTownHall Monday night, especially after one ridiculously convoluted answer from Hillary Clinton that showed why debates have time limits. It turns out there was time for just one more question for Clinton, and unfortunately, it looks like the good part is going to go unanswered.

Was this an accident? Has this kid ever played a plant in a school play before?

"I can see why they gave you this question" ????

Wut.

— Jim Swift (@JimSwiftDC) January 26, 2016

"I can see why they gave you this question" Was it not the asker's own question? #DemTownHall

— Jocelyn Dee (@jocelyn528) January 26, 2016

It certainly doesn’t sound that way. (Caution: The clip begins with Clinton cackling.)

Wow @CNN. "I can see why they gave you this question…" @HillaryClinton had her answer loaded. ? #DemTownHall pic.twitter.com/4XlfbIVPLh

— Samantha Hill (@HeySamanthaHill) January 26, 2016

"I can see why they gave you this question?" Is that what he said. What does that mean? Did "they" prepare the questions?

— Jason Beale (@jabeale) January 26, 2016

"I can see why *THEY* gave you this question" Wow, very telling! #DemTownHall

— Rogue Historian (@rogue_historian) January 26, 2016

"I can see why they gave you this question" Uh… did that young man just admit CNN wrote all these questions? #DemTownHall

— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) January 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/JarrettSeltzer/status/691833566314008576

“I can see why they gave you this question,” says questioner, suggesting that questioners were picked apart from questions. #DemTownHall

— Thomas Whitley (@thomaswhitley) January 26, 2016

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https://twitter.com/CosD/status/691833873764843525

oops. "I can see why they gave you this question" says a young man asking a question….was he handed this question? is CNN scripting this?

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/billjaffone/status/691833900474241027

#DemTownHall the young man said to Hillary,"I can see why they gave you this question", what did he mean by that @ChrisCuomo @CNNPolitics

— ?trumpIsabitch (@sistahonthemove) January 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/Mimzy122/status/691833986193190912

https://twitter.com/ksvets4Bernie/status/691834329593466880

https://twitter.com/EfeBrock/status/691834348790792193

Very odd and revealing moment –> Last questioner said, "I can see why they gave you this question"#DemTownHall pic.twitter.com/Zcx3u356Sf

— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) January 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/PunkeBruster/status/691839525522444289

Update. The kid who asked the question responds to the controversy:

Thanks everyone for the love! For those wondering, it was my own question that I previously submitted directed to any candidate #DemTownHall

— brett. (@BrettRosengren) January 26, 2016

Editor’s note: This post has been updated.