President Trump finally let loose on Steve Bannon in a White House statement today saying he “lost his mind” after he was fired. And Twitter is having a field day.
Donald Trump Jr. is turning on Bannon now too:
Thanks Steve. Keep up the great work. https://t.co/J9O8CUfJAD
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 3, 2018
Minus the foul language The Mooch pretty much nailed it. https://t.co/lVLP3p4XPT
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 3, 2018
As for the rest of Twitter…
does this look like a man who has lost his mind, I ask you pic.twitter.com/f8BOg1i2Y2
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) January 3, 2018
After this blow-up, I think it could be as long as a week before President Trump is back on the phone with Steve Bannon.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 3, 2018
Isn’t that just THE cutest.. !! Our pres said it’s Steven who lost his mind https://t.co/le1ypH99uQ
— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) January 3, 2018
This popcorn is salty but it’s good popcorn https://t.co/Uwrzum1I6X
— FaintGlimmerofHopehat (@Popehat) January 3, 2018
Bannon rekt. #ETTD
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 3, 2018
This Trump vs Bannon feud is a shallow attempt by the writers to get us invested in the new season, and sloppily written at that.
— Robby Soave (@robbysoave) January 3, 2018
The big loser in the latest Trump-Bannon crisis is the dignity of the US. The big winner is Michael Wolff and his book sales. Next time I have a book coming out, I invite President Trump to rage against it.
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) January 3, 2018
This whole Trump/Bannon thing would make such a great NYT Modern Love essay.
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) January 3, 2018
In the Trump-Bannon divorce, who gets custody of Gorka?
— Matt Duss (@mattduss) January 3, 2018
Bannon vs Trump. Whoever wins, we lose.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) January 3, 2018
The Trump statement on Bannon is like nothing I have ever seen before in politics
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) January 3, 2018
It turns out Trump does have a nuke button on his desk – he just used it against Steve Bannon.
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) January 3, 2018
Trump v Bannon is on! But who to root for in Madman v Madman?
— Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) January 3, 2018
Today’s Bannon episode is much more entertaining than last night’s Global Nuclear Annihilation episode.
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) January 3, 2018
Steve Bannon tried to do to the Trump presidency what he did to Breitbart News. Trump’s nuclear button was bigger.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 3, 2018
Trump disavowing and trashing Bannon is interesting not just as reality TV drama — his initial response is not to dispute Wolff’s reporting or the substance of Bannon’s “treason” claim.
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) January 3, 2018
Hell hath no fury like a Bannon scorned.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 3, 2018
In light of Trump’s attack on Bannon, today’s litness forecast has been revised pic.twitter.com/7uIncCMZQK
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 3, 2018
Now we have to see how the @realDonaldTrump base feels about the President going after Steve Bannon!
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) January 3, 2018
Thank you 2018 for this Trump-Bannon fight you’re starting out great!
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) January 3, 2018
Bannon knows how vulnerable Trump is and he sees the writing on the wall that this presidency is in serious jeopardy. He won’t be the last Trump Team defection.
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) January 3, 2018
Steve Bannon reading old Donald Trump tweets while listening to REM’s “Everybody Hurts”
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) January 3, 2018
The official Twitter account for Mitch McConnell for Senate was a bit more coy:
— Team Mitch (@Team_Mitch) January 3, 2018
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