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
https://twitter.com/AndrewCouts/status/691833634219757568
https://twitter.com/TheChefDado/status/691833678536769536
https://twitter.com/pyotr_kropotkin/status/691833715010486273
https://twitter.com/pfeiferaz/status/691833738389491713
https://twitter.com/timmywnolan/status/691833740197285889
https://twitter.com/Shizzletheland/status/691833842274009088
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.