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After a rousing debate about policy and passion, moderator Anderson Cooper asked his final question, which was about Ellen DeGeneres' unlikely friendship with former President George W. Bush that recently ignited a social media firestorm.

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00:00Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times

00:04ended with a question that drew backlash from Democratic candidates and viewers alike.

00:09After a rousing debate about policy and passion, moderator Anderson Cooper asked his final question,

00:15which was about Ellen DeGeneres' unlikely friendship with former President George W. Bush

00:20that recently ignited his social media firestorm given his administration's opposition to same-sex

00:25marriages and LGBTQ rights, among other issues.

00:28Last week, Ellen DeGeneres was criticized after she and former President George W. Bush

00:33were seen laughing together at a football game. Ellen defended their friendship, saying,

00:37we're all different and I think that we've forgotten that that's okay that we're all different.

00:42Cooper continued,

00:43so in that spirit, we'd like you to tell us about a friendship that you've had that would surprise us

00:47and what impact it's had on you and your beliefs.

00:50Two candidates, Senator Amy Klobuchar and former Vice President Joe Biden,

00:54named the late Republican Senator John McCain, while others also mentioned GOP colleagues.

00:59But later, several of the Democratic candidates shared their disappointment in Cooper's question via social media.

01:04Julian Castro tweeted,

01:06Three hours and no questions tonight about climate, housing or immigration?

01:10Climate change is an existential threat.

01:13America has a housing crisis.

01:14Children are still in cages at our border.

01:16But you know, Ellen.

01:18Hashtag Democratic debate.

01:19Kamala Harris seemed to agree, tweeting,

01:21Three hours, not one question about the climate crisis, not one question about LGBTQ plus rights,

01:28not one question about immigration.

01:30These issues are too important to ignore.

01:32Hashtag Dem debate.

01:33Viewers, including The Daily Show's Trevor Noah, were similarly upset.

01:37When you're eight hours into a Dem debate and Anderson Cooper asked a question about Ellen,

01:41and mocked Cooper in a follow-up post,

01:43Anderson Cooper,

01:44Irreversible climate change is going to doom all mankind to a painful heat death if we don't act soon.

01:50So obviously I've got to ask,

01:51Who's your shittiest friend and why?

01:53Poe's co-creator and director Steven Kanals wrote,

01:56Wait, did they really just ask an Ellen question?

01:59I can't.

02:00I'm out.

02:01Dem debate.

02:02To keep up with all the debate updates, keep it locked at THR.com.

02:05For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Ben Myers.

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