Marco Rubio deflates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump with a yoga joke

Marco Rubio makes a yoga joke
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Donald Trump and Ted Cruz were having a heated discussion about Supreme Court nominees at Thursday night's Fox News debate, when Cruz attempted to infantilize Trump, telling him to "breathe, breathe, breathe — you can do it, I know it's hard." Marco Rubio jumped in, effectively turning the tables on Cruz. "When they're done with the yoga, can I answer a question?" Rubio asked the moderators. Cruz had a comeback of sorts, saying, "I really hope that we don't see yoga on this stage." But Rubio had the last word, looking to Donald Trump. "Well, he's very flexible, so you never know." Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.