Georgia Tech students praised for questions aired during GOP debate

Georgia Tech students Josh Jacob and Ashley Tofil earned praise for being among the citizen questioners chosen to participate during tonight's GOP debate.

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

The Georgia Tech's Sam Nunn School of International Affairs was thrilled:

Nice to hear @NunnSchoolGT student Josh Jacob's question chosen by CNN tonight at the Republican debate
— Georgia Tech Federal Relations (@GTinDC) December 16, 2015

Tofil came up later in the debate:

Big night for @NunnSchoolGT students at the Republican debate! Ashley Tofil's question also chosen.
— Georgia Tech Federal Relations (@GTinDC) December 16, 2015

Jacob asked a question about ISIS - a topic very prominently featured during the event, aired live on CNN. His query, about how killing innocent civilians would separate the U.S. from ISIS, drew high praise:

That question from Josh Jacob from Atlanta was the best audience question I've heard...ever. Nice duck, @realDonaldTrump. #GOPdebate
— Jeremy Goldman (@jeremarketer) December 16, 2015

Predictably, Josh Jacob is way smarter than all of them on stage. #GOPDebate
— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (IG:twdbk3) (@sluggahjells) December 16, 2015

While Jacob was congratulated for being chosen to participate, some commentators gave high praise to his sartorial choice: