Graver was prepared for Reeves' response.
He raised his chin slightly, gave a sarcastic smile, and said, "What does $800 mean to low-income people? That's six months' worth of milk powder for a single mother! It's three months' worth of heating bills for an unemployed worker!"
"Hahaha, since you know how important this $800 is, you should also know that before winter came, my foundation had already provided free heating subsidies to workers in the Inglewood district!" Reeves said, "If I am elected as a senator, this benefit will be expanded to the entire city of Chicago."
The two argued endlessly about policy, but this was not a problem that anyone cared about.
The host immediately stopped the debate and asked, "Mr. Ribbs, what do you think is your biggest advantage in competing with Graver?"
"Hahaha!" Reeves laughed. "Grayford is a gay, and he's also a pastor! I think my biggest advantage is probably that I'm a real man! And I respect God very much."
Graves' face flushed with anger. "I've already said that video is fake! Someone created it through technical means!"
"You mean you have nothing to do with that priest?" asked Ribs.
"No connection! I don't even know him!" said Graver.
While the two were arguing fiercely in the live news room, on another website, Irene was broadcasting a live webcast of Graver's lover, the pastor.
In the live broadcast room, the barrage of comments had already been abuzz.
"Mr. Pastor! Tell us about what happened between you and Grayver! What exactly happened?"
"Guys! Graver over there said he doesn't know the pastor at all! I came over to see what the pastor said!"
The pastor said with a sad face, "Grayford, what a heartless man! I have endured so much for him, even lost my job as a pastor. How can he say he doesn't know me?"
Seeing the pastor trembling with nervousness, Irene quickly poured him a cup of coffee and comforted him, "It's okay, don't be nervous! Just tell the truth. I'm sure the netizens will support you!"
At this time, there were already hundreds of thousands of online viewers in the live broadcast room, and everyone was waiting to have fun.
The pastor slowly began, "Grayfer and I have known each other for over three years. We met at a church event. He...his habit is to slap the Bible in the confessional!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the live broadcast room exploded.
"Gift Crab! I didn't expect this Grave has the same hobby as me, liking to blaspheme God. What a contrast!"
"Words are useless! What can you say without pictures? Mr. Pastor, please show me some pictures!"
The pastor silently took out his mobile phone, opened the photo album, and showed everyone a lot of explosive photos in front of hundreds of thousands of netizens in the live broadcast room.
Chicago netizens were thrilled.
"This year's council election is so lively! Much better than the dull elections of previous years!"
"Reverend, we support you! That Graver just pulled up his pants and refused to acknowledge me. What a piece of shit!"
"This Graves! He even abandoned his own woman...oh no! Man! How can his words be trusted! This year I voted for Ribs!"
The encouragement from netizens in the live broadcast room seemed to give the pastor a lot of courage.
He continued, "The apartment I live in now was bought for me by Graves, and we traveled to Sweden together last year and secretly registered our marriage there..."
As he spoke, the pastor showed a large number of photos that proved the truth, which was almost a foregone conclusion.
The atmosphere in the livestream room also reached a climax. Irene timely led the conversation, saying, "Netizens, I believe you all have a comprehensive understanding of Graves' story!"
"Anyone who is against this gay guy, please put your support for Ribs on the barrage!"
Suddenly, comments supporting Ribs filled the entire live broadcast room screen.
At this time, on the other side, Reeves was still arguing with Graves on live TV.
In terms of eloquence and debating experience, Ribs was certainly not as good as Graves, and was gradually losing the upper hand.
Graver had a smug look on his face and kept talking like a stand-up comedian, leaving Ribs no chance to get a word in.
At this moment, Irene connected to Ribs's headset: "The live broadcast room is fine, the priests have been recruited."
Reeves adjusted his headset, nodded, and smiled slightly, interrupting Grayver's eloquent speech: "Wait! Wait a minute, Mr. Grayver, I have something to show you!"
Grayver was stunned.
Ribs pulled out his tablet and opened the live webcast. "Ladies and gentlemen, I just learned that Graver's lover, the pastor, has admitted his relationship with Graver online! Everyone, go check it out and you'll find out!"
Grayver, who just felt that he had won, was suddenly poured with a bucket of cold water.
He saw his old lover on the screen, and the large number of comments supporting Ribs in the barrage, and he immediately felt something was wrong.
This operation completely disrupted Graves' rhythm, and he began to speak incoherently on the spot.
His campaign team had never thought of this trick at first, and Reeves actually organized a simultaneous live broadcast off-site.
Because Reeves exposed the live broadcast room in the news, the live broadcast on the other side also became very popular, and tens of thousands of people flocked in. The topic #PastorHitGrayford# immediately topped the Twitter trend list.
Graver at the news scene was also confused and didn't know how to respond to this matter.
However, he still pretended to be calm, pretending nothing had happened, and continued to attack Reeves.
"Ribbs, this method won't work! You have no political experience at all," Graver said. "Even if you're elected, you can't change Chicago!"
"You're a gay, just admit it, Graver! It's normal in America."
"Ribbs! You bought your approval rating, you election-rigging gang leader!"
"You're a fag and you like to blaspheme!"
"Ribbs, you despicable little man!"
"You're a fag, and you're paying for a house for a pastor!"
The two began to accuse each other, and the atmosphere of the debate reached a climax.
Reeves's words "You are a gay" made Graves so angry that he became incoherent.
After an hour, the two had a full exchange of views and ended the debate in a friendly atmosphere.
By the time the broadcast ended, news of Graver's homosexuality had spread all over the internet.
Talented netizens nicknamed him "Grecky", and various spoof and prank videos followed.
"Grecky V5! Suggest changing the campaign slogan to 'Make Chicago Father-Fathered'!"
"Support Grecky's re-election! I suggest every church should have a confessional suite!"
"Grecky's Gift: 15% tax reduction + Pastor's Kiss Package, buy one get one free!"
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