Mike Huckabee Trashed for Dog-Whistling Dig at Pelosi: ‘Racist Piece of Sh*t’

Mike “Dad Jokes” Huckabee tried getting in a dig at Nancy Pelosi this morning. See if you can spot the incredibly subtle message.

Nancy Pelosi introduces her campaign committee for the take back of the House. pic.twitter.com/yKDhkVubck

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 23, 2018

Unsurprisingly, the former Arkansas governor was trashed on Twitter this morning for dog-whistling with the apparent reference to MS-13:

What's louder than a whistle? https://t.co/TRxLxBKyJh

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) June 23, 2018

Reactions to this @GovMikeHuckabee dog whistle:
Normal people: He once seemed a decent man. This is sick.
Trump rationalizers: a) c'mon, lighten up, b) liberals are tasteless too, & c) you know, Pelosi really is soft on crime.
Elected Republicans: Tax cuts.
The dogs: Woof! Woof! https://t.co/d6C2Akp8T3

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 23, 2018

Dude, hang it up. https://t.co/vnIkt5JCjy

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) June 23, 2018

All the subtlety of a Klan hood. https://t.co/cHmzDConMG

— ana marie cox (@anamariecox) June 23, 2018

You're beneath contempt. https://t.co/xgqxTf4f9s

— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) June 23, 2018

What would Jesus do?

Not be a racist asshole. @GovMikeHuckabee https://t.co/I4z1J2MyqD

— Ellen Page (@EllenPage) June 23, 2018

Every time I wonder how your daughter turned out the way she did all I have to do is look at your twitter feed. You’re a racist piece of shit. https://t.co/83ETrSPmQO

— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) June 23, 2018

This tweet is not “racially charged”.

It’s not “racially divisive”.

It's not “racialist”, or “sparking racial controversy.”

This tweet is straight up racist and the media should call it so. https://t.co/RAaMQFt6sY

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) June 23, 2018

The Mike Huckabee I covered during the 2008 campaign would have roundly condemned this. https://t.co/Sw0istlQXh

— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) June 23, 2018

Mike Huckabee sharing the tried and true get out the vote message of "Democrats support scary-looking POC."https://t.co/BYPio946m3

— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) June 23, 2018

Thoughts, @PressSec? https://t.co/OvP3oQAha1

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) June 23, 2018

You white nationalist, fear mongering prick. https://t.co/IxuDZORqVT

— Hassan Ahmad (@HMAesq) June 23, 2018

Governor Huckabee, still a bigot. https://t.co/n9a4qDVxzl

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) June 23, 2018

Hours after his tweet, Huckabee did follow up by saying that bigotry is wrong. But it was in reference to his daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, being kicked out of a restaurant.

Bigotry. On the menu at Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington VA. Or you can ask for the “Hate Plate”. And appetizers are “small plates for small minds” https://t.co/rHEVdcQwwh

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 23, 2018

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