The Possibility of a Sanders/Trump Debate is Melting the Internet

During a late-night appearance Wednesday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” all-but-official Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump offered to debate Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Early Thursday, Sanders accepted the challenge with this tweet:

Game on. I look forward to debating Donald Trump in California before the June 7 primary. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 26, 2016

Cue an Internet meltdown.

To say passions for both Trump and Sanders supporters run deep is an understatement. Some have channeled this energy into violence. On Thursday, others channeled it into gifs and memes. Here are some of the best.

Let's chalk up the #BernieTrumpDebate as yet another of Hillary's monumental "unintended consequences". pic.twitter.com/BeFKiMz936 — Polly Tickal (@PollyTickal) May 26, 2016

What the #BernieTrumpDebate is going to look like… pic.twitter.com/0oeq8TOC5A — Internet Palace (@InternetPalace) May 26, 2016

#BernieTrumpDebate could be even better than Civil War pic.twitter.com/Nqu3GuzBrF — Teva Ilan (@Tevallan) May 26, 2016

Don't know who would win a #BernieTrumpDebate But Bernie will always get the Burgerpic.twitter.com/HbrgW1Mllb — CFJ —►#OiP (@_CFJ_) May 26, 2016

Keep in mind, Clinton is refusing to debate Sanders before the California primary on June 7. So the Donald/Bernie showdown, if it happens, is likely to be must-see-TV — or at least the latest episode of the reality show that has become the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.

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