“[Rural residents] can’t go to Tinder and find a date tonight, to find that special person who's going to make the difference in their lives. I want to make sure every American has that opportunity,' O'Rourke said.
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke cited several challenges rural communities face when it comes to internet access, specifically residents' ability to use the dating app Tinder, at a Thursday campaign event in Keokuk, Iowa.
“They can’t go to Tinder and find a date tonight, to find that special person who's going to make the difference in their lives. I want to make sure every American has that opportunity.”The “Tinder moment” wasn’t the first time O’Rourke poked fun at himself Thursday, however. During the same Iowa campaign event, O’Rourke drew criticism from President Donald Trump for his “crazy” hand movements, according to a report from the New York Daily News.
Trump drew criticism on Twitter for the comment, with many users pointing out the hand gestures he makes during speaking engagements.“I have nothing to say to that. I think people want us to rise above the pettiness, the smallness,” O’Rourke told CNN at a later Thursday campaign stop in Burlington, Iowa.
Also teasing at a 2020 presidential campaign is former Vice President Joe Biden, who met with former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Thursday.
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