Ronald Reagan shot off a snappy retort when asked about his age in 1984. Rick Perry forgot the name of an agency he had vowed to shut down in 2011. And Joe Biden was pushed to snap, "Will you shut up, man!" when Donald Trump wouldn't stop interrupting in 2020.
Zingers, clap backs and gaffes are a mainstay of the political debates that have become an expected part of politics for decades now — as well as, you know, policy discussion.
