What’s that you say? Michele Bachmann left speechless when eight-year-old boy says to her: 'My mommy’s gay but she doesn’t need fixing'

Kids really do say the darndest things, and apparently, some presidential candidates don’t know how to respond.

At a recent South Carolina book signing event, GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann greeted locals, including Elijah, a bashful eight-year-old.

After some coaxing on her part, he whispers to Mrs Bachmann: ‘Miss Bachmann, my mommy’s gay but she doesn’t need any fixing.’



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Come again? Mrs Bachmann leans in to hear what Elijah has to say

In the video, Elijah shyly approaches the Tea Party darling and whispers something to her.

His mother Lora encourages him to speak up. ‘You can say it louder, go ahead.’

Mrs Bachmann, who was promoting her newly released ‘Core of Conviction: My Story,’ leaned over the table where she was sitting, playfully draping her arms over the ledge.

‘You said it, but you know – I think my ears were too far away. Do you wanna come over real quickly?’

I think my ears were too far away: Mrs Bachmann asks Elijah to repeat what he said

Repeated: Elijah tells her: ¿Miss Bachmann, my mommy¿s gay but she doesn¿t need any fixing'

I was afraid of that: Mrs Bachmann stands up and gives Elijah's mother a cold look before telling him 'bye-bye!'

That’s when Elijah told her his mother is gay, ‘but she doesn’t need any fixing.’

Mrs Bachmann draws away and stands up, casting an icy glance at Elijah’s mother before saying, ‘Bye-bye!’ as the mother and son walked away.

Mrs Bachmann has come under attack for her outspoken stance against gay marriage. Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activists have confronted the Republican presidential hopeful on several occasions.



Glitter-bombed: The GOP hopeful was showered with glitter in June by an LBGT protester

In June of this year, she was ‘glitter-bombed’ at the conservative RightOnline Conference by a single woman, who yelled: 'You can run, but you can't hide,' referring to a ministry of the same name that is pushing for a ban on same-sex marriage in Minnesota that Mrs Bachmann has supported.

She told Fox News Sunday night that she would reverse the legislation that overturned the ban on gay marriage in Iowa.

‘Marriage, historically, for all human history, has been between a man and a woman,’ she said.

Former House speaker and fellow presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was glitter-bombed in May, also at a book signing.

