The GOP presidential campaign hasn't exactly been a barrel of laughs, and that was true of Thursday's debate in Detroit. But Florida Sen. Marco Rubio found at least one opportunity to inject a bit of levity.
Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz were in the middle of talking over one another about whether Cruz had supported the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, with Cruz telling Trump to "breathe, breathe, breathe" as the New York billionaire responded with his favorite nickname for Cruz, "Lyin' Ted."
"You can do it," Cruz said to Trump. "You can breathe. I know it's hard. I know it's hard."
"Well, he's very flexible, so you never know," Rubio quipped about Trump, referring to an earlier answer the New York billionaire had given about the need for flexibility at time on issues.
In the instant focus group that is Twitter, Rubio appeared to have scored:
And the Rubio campaign seized on the moment with "#DumpTrump yoga pants" on his campaign site's store: