NEW DELHI:
Karl Becker
, who on Monday asked the last question during the second presidential debate between
Donald Trump and
Hillary Clinton, is drawing a lot of praise on social media. Becker is being hailed for "asking the best question of the presidential debate".
"My question to both of you is, regardless of the current rhetoric, would either of you name one positive thing that you respect in one another?" Becker, a town-hall participant, asked the final question in
St Louis
after the 90-minute heated exchange between the two presidential candidates.
Clinton, 68, in response to Becker's question said that she respects Trump's children who are "incredibly able and devoted".
"Look, I respect his children. His children are incredibly able and devoted, and I think that says a lot about Donald. I don't agree with nearly anything else he says or does, but I do respect that. I think that is something that as a mother and a grandmother is very important to me," Clinton said.
Donald Trump, in a rare gesture, called his Democratic rival a "fighter" who doesn't "quit" while she lauded his children for being "incredibly able and devoted".
"She doesn't quit. She doesn't give up. I respect that. I tell it like it is. She's a fighter," Trump said. "I disagree with much of what she's fighting for. I do disagree with her judgment in many cases. But she does fight hard, and she doesn't quit, and she doesn't give up. And I consider that to be a very good trait," 70-year-old Trump said in response to the last question of the second presidential debate asked by Karl Becker, a town-hall participant.
Trump thanked Clinton for praising his children.
"I consider her statement about my children to be a very nice compliment. I don't know if it was meant to be a compliment, but it is a great. I am very proud of my children. They've done a wonderful job, and they've been wonderful, wonderful kids. So I consider that a compliment," Trump said.
Here are some tweets hailing Becker for asking the best question of the debate: