Late-night hosts also noticed Sen. Cory Booker's side eye when former Congressman Beto O'Rourke suddenly broke out the Spanish at the Democratic presidential debate.
The New Jersey Democrat initially looked taken aback, impressed or jealous at the power move, which highlighted O'Rourke's ability to fluently speak the language and may have distracted from the fact that he could not or would not answer the specific question about whether he would support a 70% top tax rate.But maybe Booker was just frustrated that he didn't get to speak Spanish first. He pulled out his own language skills a short time later when the subject turned to immigration.
— S.E. Cupp June 27, 2019 One of the moderators, José Diaz-Balart, got in on the act as well, asking O'Rourke a question about the border in Spanish before repeating it in English.After the debate, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the candidates' answers in Spanish"humorous, sometimes" but said they were"a good gesture to the fact that we are a diverse country."Read More"I loved it, because I represent the Bronx.
According to census data collected in the American Community Survey, 21.3% of people in the United States speak a language other than English at home. Most of those, 13.2% of people in the United States, speak Spanish at home.It's larger percentages in some key Democratic states, such as California, which moved its primary to earlier in the process for 2020, and 28.7% of people speak Spanish at home.In Texas, home to both O'Rourke and former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, 29.
— Cory Booker June 16, 2016 When asked whether he supported a marginal tax rate of 70% on top earners making more than $10 million a year, O'Rourke began his response in English."This economy has got to work for everyone and right now we know that it isn't, and it's going to take all of us coming together to make sure that it does," he said.He then switched to Spanish, saying,"We need to include each person in the success of this economy.
— Marianne Williamson June 27, 2019 Marianne Williamson joked on Twitter that she needs to learn Spanish by Thursday night, when the other 10 Democrats who have qualified for this first slate of debates square off. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correctly identify José Diaz-Balart. He has not previously served in Congress.
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