‘Some Things You Just Can’t Fact-Check’: Twitter Collectively Loses Its Mind Over Trump’s Dick Joke
Forget about policy, because as tonight’s GOP debate showed more clearly than perhaps ever before, Donald Trump‘s ability to push buttons and create spectacle is the lifeblood of conversation.
Trump absolutely astounded the world when he actually made a joke about his penis as a rebuttal to Marco Rubio‘s attacks on his small hands. Now, since the internet absolutely cannot let something like this go, there was an outpouring of activity tonight as people collectively had a meltdown and wondered “Oh my God, what the heck is happening?”:
Trump's penis jokes are gonna play super awkward if the Democrats nominate someone who doesn't have one. Ahem.
— Alex Wagner (@alexwagner) March 4, 2016
Can we get live shots of the @NYPost and @NYDailyNews newsrooms as tomorrow morning's "Trump size" covers are conjured up?
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 4, 2016
Trump's dick is SO BIG his balls look like barnacles on a whale.
— Paula Pell (@perlapell) March 4, 2016
Trump: In conclusion: My hands are small, my penis is not.
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) March 4, 2016
And here we are. Less than 10 minutes in and Trump is boasting about his penis. Will there be bumper stickers and buttons to match?
— Frank Bruni (@FrankBruni) March 4, 2016
if Kasich learned anything from Trump, he'd would've claimed to have seen Reagan's dick
— Mike Tunison (@xmasape) March 4, 2016
Donald Trump: off the record on his immigration policy, on the record about the size of his dick.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) March 4, 2016
Now leading HuffPost: COCK FIGHT pic.twitter.com/HM9BMK8hRe
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) March 4, 2016
How can we properly measure Trump’s dick with so many people in the media sucking it?
— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) March 4, 2016
Grades:
Rubio: B
Cruz: B
Kasich: B
Trump: at least 7.5 inches— Ben Terris (@bterris) March 4, 2016
Nice job, everyone. Trump's dick has more votes than John Kasich. pic.twitter.com/RmD4D6MDte
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) March 4, 2016
Did O'Reilly really just say Trump talking about his dick is just a reality of our new political era?
— Eric Lund (@Lundon_Bridge) March 4, 2016
Obama's "divisive & classless" yet the headlines are about Trump defending the size of his penis. #GOPDebate pic.twitter.com/KLsHWhL2AF
— Mark Ricks (@markricks) March 4, 2016
Some things you just can't fact-check.
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) March 4, 2016
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