Andrew YangAndrew YangGeorge Floyd protests show corporations must support racial and economic equality Andrew Yang discusses his universal basic income pilot program Andrew Yang on the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis MORE ripped the media and U.S. politics in general during his closing statement at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential primary debate in Detroit, trashing America’s “reality TV show” elections that he said contributed to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s 2016 victory.

Yang remarked during his closing statement that some in the media focused on his wardrobe during the first debate rather than his policy proposals and called on voters to be “laser-focused” on dealing with pressing issues facing the country.

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“We’re up here with makeup on our faces and our rehearsed attack lines, playing roles in this reality TV show,” Yang quipped. “It’s one reason why we elected a reality TV star as our president.

“We need to be laser-focused on solving the real challenges of today,” he added.

Andrew Yang calls out the debates as reality TV. #DemDebate2 pic.twitter.com/QG4DsDtfsC

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 1, 2019

Yang joked earlier in the day in a video released on Twitter that he wore a tie just for the debate walk-through practice session, but he appeared onstage again Wednesday without a tie unlike other candidates on the debate stage.

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— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) July 31, 2019