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Twitter Was Furious When A Reporter Asked Hillary Clinton About the Calories in Her Ice Cream Sundae

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Would a reporter have asked a male candidate the same question?

Hillary Clinton took an unofficial food tour of New York City, but things took a less tasty turn when she stopped at Mikey Likes It Ice Cream in the East Village on Monday.

Before she could even take a bite, an unidentified male reporter asked Clinton if she knew the calorie count of the treat.

Clinton’s response? “Oh, come on!”

Twitter users didn’t brush aside the question so quickly.

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For the record, fellow politician Bakari Sellers is team Hillary-eating-ice-cream:

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It didn’t take long for Twitter to realize that no one bothers male politicians about the calorie content of the food they consume on the campaign trail:

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