President Donald Trump on Friday continued his week-long Twitter barrage against Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), this time mocking the fact that Cummings was recently the victim of a home invasion.
Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
Many considered the tweet a low blow, made worse because it came from the president of the United States.
The outcry was so strong that even Trump’s former U.N. Secretary Nikki Haley weighed in.
This is so unnecessary. 🙄
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) August 2, 2019
Wow. Eye roll emoji. Sent directly to the president. Over Twitter. For the world to see.
Naturally, people on Twitter were so proud of her for standing up to her former boss in such a brave way.
In 2024: “How dare you question my moral integrity? Have you forgotten that time I tweeted at Trump with a ‘Face With Rolling Eyes’ emoji? Have you?” https://t.co/4ojPNRiZFn
— Mark Strauss (@MarkDStrauss) August 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/jsweeneys/status/1157332514521931777
Truly, this is the kind of speaking truth to power we’ve finally needed from Republicans.
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