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Twitter Was Furious When A Reporter Asked Hillary Clinton About the Calories in Her Ice Cream Sundae

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Hillary Clinton took an unofficial food tour of New York City, but things took a less tasty turn when she stopped at Mikey Likes It Ice Cream in the East Village on Monday.

Before she could even take a bite, an unidentified male reporter asked Clinton if she knew the calorie count of the treat.

Clinton’s response? “Oh, come on!”

Twitter users didn’t brush aside the question so quickly.

For the record, fellow politician Bakari Sellers is team Hillary-eating-ice-cream:

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It didn’t take long for Twitter to realize that no one bothers male politicians about the calorie content of the food they consume on the campaign trail:

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