Former Texas governor and former presidential candidate Rick Perry will never be allowed to live down his 2011 debate gaffe, in which he struggled to remember the third of three federal agencies he’d promised to eliminate if elected president.
Immediately following the debate, Perry told the reporters covering the event, “Yeah, it was embarrassing. Of course it was. But here’s what’s more important: People understand that our principles, our conservative principles, are what matter, not a litany of agencies that I think we need to get rid of.”
At the #CNNTownHall Tuesday night, GOP front-runner Donald Trump was asked by an audience member what he considered to be the top three functions of government. Eventually settling on national security to fill all three top slots, Trump named the government’s priorities to be national security, health care, and education — an answer which even seemed to surprise host Anderson Cooper.
Trump: Top roles of US govt include security, healthcare, education. Watch https://t.co/HAhU3MmiMf #GOPTownHall pic.twitter.com/gsyGjDFDJx
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 30, 2016
So @realDonaldTrump thinks the top 3 functions of go are:
1 Security
2 Health Care
3 Education
Yeah, he's conservative#Sarcasm #GOPTownHall— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) March 30, 2016
According to @realDonaldTrump, the Top 3 functions of Government are:
1. Security
2. Healthcare
3. Education#Democrat?#GOPTownHall— Constitutionist – HCTX (@CPOT_HCTX) March 30, 2016
Show me a Republican who believes Federal Gov't functions are healthcare and education, I'll show you a Democrat. #GOPTownHall #tcot #fb
— Torrey M. Spears ?? (@torreymspears) March 30, 2016
Seriously tho, Trump just named education as his #2 fed government priority and healthcare as #3
Are conservatives listening? #GOPTownHall
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) March 30, 2016
WHAT? LIVE at #GOPTownHall @realDonaldTrump says Top 3 Functions of US Federal Govt: 1) Security 2) Healthcare & 3) Education. And Housing!
— Red Nation Rising (@RedNationRising) March 30, 2016
Video of Trump admitting that healthcare & education are two of the top three functions of govt #TTT16 #GOPTownHall pic.twitter.com/lhG2lnz7zc
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 30, 2016
Yep, you heard it. Top function of federal government… HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION #GOPTownHall #NeverTrump
— Marie (@Mmarie2539) March 30, 2016
Healthcare and education? I thought this was GOP debate #GOPTownHall
— ???? ?????? “????? ????” ✌? (@crankybecky) March 30, 2016
#GOPTownHall Wow, healthcare and education are two of the top three? Never thought I would hear a GOP candidate say that.
— WarOn Thanksgiving Throckmorton (@wthrockmorton) March 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/hedeen89/status/714988876121518080
#GOPTownHall Donald Trump says top three jobs of federal government is Security, Education. Healthcare
Completely #Unconstitutional
— Renee Nal (@ReneeNal) March 30, 2016
Yes! @realDonaldTrump just said Healthcare + Education are 2 of the top 3 functions of our government!! Which side are you on? #GOPTownHall
— Scott Jones (@scottjonez) March 30, 2016
Trump lists security, healthcare, and education as primary functions of the federal government.
*Swipes left* #cnntownhall #GOPTownHall
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) March 30, 2016
Timeout folks…Trump just said healthcare and education are two of the top three FUNCTIONS of the U.S. government #GOPTownHall #cnntownhall
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/TidalCharm/status/715015225678888960
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