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Most Cringe-Worthy Moments From The GOP Debate

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Most Cringe-Worthy Moments From The GOP Debate

The Republican presidential candidates took the stage this week for the second GOP debate. Armed with puns and cheesy one-liners that didn't quite hit home for most of us watching.

Trump's Awkward Hand Contact with Bush and Carson.

Trump has repeatedly accused Jeb Bush of being a "low-energy" candidate in the debate arena. Bush so cleverly defended himself by saying, "Ever-ready, it's very high energy, Donald," in response to the question what would Secert Service callsign be.

After the audience roared in applause, Trump decided to give his fellow opponent a high-five. Riding the adrenaline rush, Bush gave Trump the most enthusiast high-five of the decade. Not only that, the look on Bush's face seemed like he just won the Super Bowl.

But wait there's more.

Just after Trump spoke highly about his opposition the Iraq War in 2003, Carson said, "In 2003 I suggested to President Bush that he not go to war."

This was followed by a handshake or high-five. Trump put out his hand for a standard high-five but this turned into some sort of secret handshake they made up on the fly.

Trump's Opinion on Fiorina's Face.

Jack Tapper, one of the debate's moderators, gave Carly Fiorina an opportunity to defend herself from Trump's earlier comment about her face.

"I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said," Fiorina said to strident applause.

Instead of Trump's usual, he attempted to praise her by saying, "I think she's got a beautiful face and she's a beautiful women."

The viewers probably felt the comment was disingenuous, as there were few claps.

Rubio's Water Comment.

"i'm also aware that California has a drought. And that's why I made sure I brought my own water," Rubio said in his opening statement grinning ear to ear as he pulled out a bottle of water.

Yes Rubio was talking about drought, but also his own previous embarrassment.

In 2013, Rubio went to take a sip from his water in the middle of his speech at the State of the Union. This was quite an awkward moment, one would imagine.


The joke went right over the audience's head as it was met with almost complete silence.

Chris Christie's Comment About the Audience.

"I'd like you to take the camera off me and put it on the audience," He said in his opening statement.

A high-risk endeavour that didn't pay off.

Just after, Christie asked the audience to raise their hands if they felt that their lives were better under President Obama's leadership. Christe was forgetting one factor, the entire audience was Republican. So, of course no hands shot-up.

He said to the response, "you see, that's why I'm running for President."

Ted Cruz, First Not Third Senator Joke.

Trump said three senators on stage took some kind of reasonability for the President's actions against ISIS. The moderator asked Cruz to respond to this comment which was met with...

"You're the first senator," Tapper said.

"I think I'm the first senator," Cruz replied.

The joke, assuming it even was that, was an absolute flop.

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