Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) partly answered a question posed to him during the first of two initial 2020 Democratic primary debates in Spanish on Wednesday night, but Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) reaction caught the attention of people online.
O’Rourke was asked about a tax rate for Americans before answering the question partly in Spanish.
“This economy has got to work for everyone,” O’Rourke said. “And right now we know that it isn’t, and it’s going to take all of us coming together to make sure it does.”
The former Texas congressman, who lost to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in a close Senate race during the 2018 midterm elections, then pivoted to talking in Spanish.
However, a small moment from Booker—where he looked side-eyed at his fellow 2020 hopeful—garnered attention.
A perplexed, @CoryBooker #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/36eO5XIVnr
— 1AM Creative (@1AMcreative) June 27, 2019
I turned Cory Booker’s face listening to Beto speak Spanish into a meme pic.twitter.com/DoWDbOOcDJ
— It's Always Sunny in Ram Nation (@RVA_Ram36) June 27, 2019
It quickly caught aflame on Twitter as people watched along.
Cory Booker looking at Beto speak Spanish like:#DemDebate #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/LQnky5zNEo
— Dave Barabas (@barabas_dave) June 27, 2019
Cory Booker looked at Beto when he broke out the Spanish like. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/uJO2Ck6z3f
— Blue Collar Scholar (@Mr_Spann) June 27, 2019
Cory Booker’s face watching Beto O’Rourke answer in Spanish #DebDebate pic.twitter.com/kduJdrpIKD
— Madam Auntie VP Kamala Harris is THEE GOAT! (@flywithkamala) June 27, 2019
Cory Booker's side eye at Beto O'Rourke speaking Spanish is priceless.#DemDebate
— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) June 27, 2019
Cory Booker watching Beto speak Spanish is shook honey
— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) June 27, 2019
It's been like 10 minutes and I am still thinking about Beto speaking Spanish and Cory Booker's face.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 27, 2019
Cory Booker watching Beto speak Spanish: pic.twitter.com/Aw3BpLD4eP
— haley cordray (@haleycordray) June 27, 2019
Cory Booker’s face as Beto is speaking in Spanish; priceless😭 #DebateNight #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/dq9nRcRqLl
— Joy W. Ngugi (@joywngugi) June 27, 2019
Later in the debate, Booker also answered a question partly in Spanish. Perhaps he was bothered because Beto stole his big thunder.
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