Hillary Clinton Momentarily Missing From Debate Stage

ByALYSSA NEWCOMB ABCNews logo
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Hillary Clinton was late to return to the stage during the Democratic debate in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 19, 2015.
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The ABC News Democratic presidential debate returned from a recent commercial break...and Hillary Clinton was nowhere to be seen.

"We want to turn to American jobs, wages, and raises in this country. And do we believe Secretary Clinton will be coming around the corner any minute," ABC News' David Muir said.

Seconds later, Clinton returned to the stage with applause -- and one word:

"Sorry!" she said.

While it's unclear what caused the delay, plenty of people on Twitter had some fun with the moment.

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