Having established that nothing about Donald Trump’s private parts would prevent him from holding the office of president, Thursday night’s #GOPDebate turned to other, more serious topics — such as that white fleck on Ted Cruz’s lip.
What the hell is on Cruz's lip? #GOPDebate
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 4, 2016
We’d ask who cares, but it appears that anyone watching in high definition cared, judging by the attention paid to it on Twitter. Fox News has announced that it has partnered with Facebook to follow just what topics are creating the biggest buzz on social media — which probably sounded like a good idea before the debate kicked off with a penis reference.
What is on Cruz's lip???
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) March 4, 2016
What is on Cruz's lip. WHAT IS IT?
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 4, 2016
We think this is where the trigger warning goes.
I can never unsee this pic.twitter.com/jx0uApPsNM
— Sarah Parsnips (@WordsOfSarah) March 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/705582325707345920
The Thing on Cruz's Lip 2016
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) March 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/705580936390377473
https://twitter.com/haleymusicrose/status/705585962915487744
I'm so nauseous after watching that thing on Cruz's lip.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) March 4, 2016
It's hard to listen seriously to a guy who just licked the snot off of his lip. #Cruz
Eeeewwww#GOPDebate— Linda Suhler, PhD (@LindaSuhler) March 4, 2016
Newsroom erupts over Cruz lip speck.
— Rick Folbaum (@RickFolbaum) March 4, 2016
WHAT WAS ON TED CRUZ'S LIP?
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 4, 2016
What is that on Ted Cruz's lip? Just jumped from his top lip to his bottom lip. #GOPDebate
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) March 4, 2016
And then it jumped on Twitter and created its own account. No, really.
https://twitter.com/Cliff_Sims/status/705585916950278145
Cruz just announced that the thing that was on his lip will be his running mate this fall.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 4, 2016
We’ve had worse.