In the process of giving Dalton what he deserved, Laura made things so much worse for herself and her career on General Hospital. Now, GH fans are reacting to this veteran character’s iconic slap.

Should Laura Have Slapped Dalton?

During the November 17 episode of GH, Election Day in Port Charles took a turn when Dalton (Daniel Goddard) began taunting the mayoral candidate about her grandson supposedly trashing his lab. The two let tempers fly right in front of the people of Port Charles at the polling place, and when Laura (Genie Francis, who appeared on the latest episode of State of Mind) demanded the professor’s attention, she slapped him across the face in a room full of witnesses recording on their phones.

The slap may have just destroyed any chance Laura had at remaining mayor, but it was something Dalton certainly deserved, and GH fans across X (formerly Twitter) agree.

“If I saw Laura slap Weirdo Professor I would not only vote for her I would make sure my whole family did too,” one fan admitted, while another wrote, “Hurricane Laura is activated.”

Another fan joked, “Laura slapped the shit out of her son Cane from Y&R,” referring to Francis playing Goddard’s mother on The Young and the Restless.

Amidst all the slapping GIFS — including this epic one of Laura slapping Dalton:

— several fans wondered what this meant for Laura’s campaign. “It was badass of Laura [to] put Dalton in his place but at same time, it might cost her election and…her freedom,” one said, while another theorized, “Is Dalton going after Laura so that she’ll lose the election because he knows that’s what Sidwell wants or because he’s just irrational?”

The election results may be the least of Laura’s problems as General Hospital spoilers for November 18 tease a fuming Sidwell (Carlo Rota). He’s not very happy about how things turned out for Rocco (Finn Carr), and odds are, Dalton will be in for much worse from him than what Laura gave him.