Just ask Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James – a Twitter Q&A is rarely a good idea.

Regardless, American presidential candidate for the Republican Party, Donald Trump, decided to do one anyway.

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His #AskTrump session on September 21 backfired spectacularly, with users submitting questions that ranged from inane to completely brutal.

Here are some samples:

Unsurprisingly, Trump answered only the serious political questions over video from the Twitter headquarters.

“I had a great time,” the 69-year-old tweeted after the session.