Gov. Robert Bentley spoke to students in Langdon Hall as part of the SGA's Capitol on the Plains event, Thursday, Sept. 11.
SGA president Logan Powell asked Bentley questions submitted by students via Twitter.
Bentley, elected as governor in 2010 and up for re-election in November, spent the day touring Auburn and visiting students.
"We need to increase the funding for higher education, I think it's very important," Bentley said. "Every year we've increased it, now it has not been a significant amount, but I made sure we never decreased it--even in the bad years."
During a question about Bentley's refusal to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, a student began to interrupt Bentley with questions.
Bentley pointed at the student, who was quickly surround by Bentley's security detail, and escorted out of Langdon Hall by an Auburn police officer.
Captain Lorenza Dorsey with the Auburn Police Division confirmed that the student was not arrested.
In his closing remarks, Bentley apologized for the disruption.
"I'm sorry this young man could not just listen," Bentley said. "Because, you know, we need to disagree on things, but be agreeable in the way we disagree on things."
Bentley brushed off questions after the event on why he will not be debating his Democratic challenger Parker Griffith.
"I think you can look and see what's happening lately and you realize why I'm not going to be debating my democrat opponent," Bentley said referring to a verbal altercation Griffith had with off-air Birmingham radio talk show host Matt Murphy.
During the event, Powell asked Bentley to predict the outcome of the Iron Bowl.
"28 to 17," Bentley said.
"Who?" Powell responded.
"You didn't ask me that," Bentley said. "You know the Iron Bowl can never be predicted."
Bentley also encouraged students to take advantage of the time they have in college and register to vote for the November election.
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