March 4, 2016
Watch: Debate Snack, Did Ted Cruz Eat a Booger on TV?
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What do you do when the proverbial "bat in the cave" falls on your lip on national television? If you're Ted Cruz, you chow down and hope nobody notices.
On Thursday's eleventh GOP presidential debate, an evening where Donald Trump defended the size of his penis, the biggest "oh no he didn't moment" came when Texas Senator Ted Cruz appeared to have had a little snot snack.
"I understand the folks who are supporting Donald. You're angry, you're angry at Washington and he uses angry rhetoric--" Cruz said while what appeared to be a booger danced precariously from his upper to lower lip.
On the word "rhetoric," Cruz, unable to shake the object with his words, gets rid of the stray nose flake the hands-free way. Yup, he ate it.
The audience in Detroit knew what they saw. You can hear the chuckles here.
Here's a close up look