Andrew Yang
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Yang remarked during his closing statement that some in the media focused on his wardrobe during the first debate rather than his policy proposals and called on voters to be "laser-focused" on dealing with pressing issues facing the country.
"We're up here with makeup on our faces and our rehearsed attack lines, playing roles in this reality TV show," Yang quipped. "It's one reason why we elected a reality TV star as our president.
"We need to be laser-focused on solving the real challenges of today," he added.
Andrew Yang calls out the debates as reality TV. #DemDebate2 pic.twitter.com/QG4DsDtfsC
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 1, 2019
Yang joked earlier in the day in a video released on Twitter that he wore a tie just for the debate walk-through practice session, but he appeared onstage again Wednesday without a tie unlike other candidates on the debate stage.
Look at my tie
— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) July 31, 2019
Thank you #YangGang pic.twitter.com/zrb2u0QKO4
