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Twitter is tired of CNN messing with the debate time

CORAL GABLES, FL - MARCH 10: The stage is prepared for the CNN, Salem Media Group, The Washington Times Republican Presidential Primary Debate which will feature the four remaining Republican candidates, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Ohio Gov. John Kasich on the University of Miami on March 10, 2016 in Coral Gables, Florida. The candidates continue to campaign before the March 15th Florida primary. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL - MARCH 10: The stage is prepared for the CNN, Salem Media Group, The Washington Times Republican Presidential Primary Debate which will feature the four remaining Republican candidates, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Ohio Gov. John Kasich on the University of Miami on March 10, 2016 in Coral Gables, Florida. The candidates continue to campaign before the March 15th Florida primary. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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March 11, 2016

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The GOP debate on CNN started at 8:30 Thursday night in Miami.

Well, that's the time CNN said it would start.

Instead, the network's well-known countdown clock led us wrong.

Related: Republican debate in Miami: What time, what channel, where is the live stream?

By 8:30 p.m. there was no national anthem or discussion from a moderator about the debate rules.

Twitter noticed and it was not happy about it.

Fox News host Todd Harnes used CNN's time flop to acknowledge the timeliness of his own network.

But in true Twitter fashion, a frustrating situation was easier to handle with some humor.

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