That's When You Guys Are Supposed to Cheer, OK?

That's When You Guys Are Supposed to Cheer, OK?

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That's When You Guys Are Supposed to Cheer, OK? is a memorable quote uttered by Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar during a CNN Town Hall event at Harvard University in which she implored an audience to cheer for her. Many compared the quote to former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's "Please Clap" quote.

Origin

On April 22nd, 2019, at a CNN Town Hall event at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar explained her campaign process in the past (clip below). At one point, when she described winning in a congressional district that had elected Republicans, she said, "That's when you guys are supposed to cheer, OK?"



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Following the post, people began spreading the video on social media. Daily Wire reporter Ryan Saavedra tweeted, "Democrat presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar has to tell CNN's audience to 'cheer' for her after she said that she won in Michele Bachmann's district." The tweet received more than 380 retweets and 830 likes in 24 hours (shown below).


Others compared the moment to the Jeb Bush "Please Clap" moment from the 2016 election. Twitter user @bubbaprog tweeted the video with the caption "Please clap." The post received 430 retweets and 1,800 likes in 24 hours (shown below).

Several media outlets covered the comment, including The Hill,[1] Mediaite,[2] the New York Post,[3] New York[4] and more.


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Klobuchar reached "please clap" in record time April 22, 2019 07:46 PM ED Klobuchar urges CNN town hall audience: 'That's when you guys are supposed to cheer, OK?" CAN CD 12:56 PM- 23 Apr 2019 Please clap The Hill @thehill WATCH: Klobuchar pauses for CNN town hall audience: "That's when you guys are supposed to cheer, OK?" hill.cm/HİMWRnJ w do you plan to win back middle c ers in the heartland who 1:25 PM - 23 Apr 2019 Amy Klobuchar's PLEASE CLAP moment: "I have won every single congressional district in my state, including Michele Bachmann's." "silence from college crowd who were kids when Bachmann retired* "That's when you guys are supposed to cheer, OK?" aughter followed by applause 7:47 PM-22 Apr 2019
Amy Klobuchar to the CNN audience: Cheer for me. CN Town Hall Manchester, NH 7:20 PM ET LIVE CNN Aidan Pierce | Student, Saint Anselm College CN PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL WITH SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR KlobucharTownHall 7:20 PM ET 7:31 PM - 22 Apr 2019 PLEASE CLAP: @amyklobuchar, at last night's @cnn town hall: "And every single time I have run, I have won every single congressional district in my state including @MicheleBachmann's, ok? awkward pause] That's when you guys are supposed to cheer, ok?" Aidan McLaughlin CN Town Hall Manchester, NH 7:21 PM ET QUESTION How do you plan to win back middle class voters in the heartland who supported Trump? CNN PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL WITH SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR lobucharTownHall LIVE 7:21 PM ET 9:27 AM -23 Apr 2019 Amy Klobuchar has her "please clap" moment CNN Town Hall Manchester, NH 7:21 PM ET QUESTION How do you plan to win back middle class voters in the heartland who supported Trump? CNN PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL WITH SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR LIVE CNN 4:21 PM PT SKlobucharTownHall 7:36 PM - 22 Apr 2019

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