A Wednesday Tweet from top Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings appeared to mock President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, who reportedly saw Kathy Griffin‘s vile decapitation stunt and thought his father was dead.
In a tweet flagged by The Washington Times, “Barron Trump saw a very long necktie on a heap of expired deli meat in a dumpster. He thought it was his dad & his little heart is breaking,” Jennings wrote in the Twitter post.
Barron Trump saw a very long necktie on a heap of expired deli meat in a dumpster. He thought it was his dad & his little heart is breaking
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 31, 2017
As you might expect, the reaction on the social media outlet was mixed. The trivia champion quickly doubled down when other Twitter users objected to his post.
No, please don’t. He’s a child.
— Ron,brave like Jesse (@SlugCannery) May 31, 2017
I have moved the necktie to one side of the ham but it still looks a little like the president. :(
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 31, 2017
Jennings also sparred with NBC journalist Frank Thorp V, after he cracked his own joke at the TV personality’s expense:
I’ll take “‘People who never learn’ for $500, Alex…” https://t.co/YUm582VPBL
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 31, 2017
Frank, Jeopardy hasn’t had $500 clues since doubling the dollar values in 2001. Please update the 15-year-old references in your hacky jokes
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 31, 2017
I’ll update my jokes if you stop making them about the President’s son being sad that he thought he saw his dead father…
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 31, 2017
You should really do it anyway, just on principle.
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 31, 2017
The Jeopardy! champion later explained that his initial Tweet was actually mocking how the President and his supporters apparently used Barron in a political manner. He cited a Wednesday Tweet from OANN anchor Liz Wheeler.
The joke doesn’t mock Barron. It mocks using him for political cover…and specifically this amazing tweet: https://t.co/7odxkVq0Cj
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 31, 2017
Barron’s older half brother, Donald Trump, Jr., got in on the controversy by attacking Jennings, who predictably fired back.
It takes a real man to pick on an 11 year old. Yet another low from the left, but they will rationalize this away with their usual excuses. https://t.co/JDF3VsVEJ1
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 31, 2017
I will kill as many white rhinos as it takes to prove my masculinity to Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/mm8YzH2NPB
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 31, 2017
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