Twitter Has Field Day With Trump’s Obama Wall Tweet: ‘THIS IS PATHETIC’

Tamar AuberDec 30th, 2018, 7:59 pm

On Sunday night, President Donald Trump tried to justify his border wall because Barack and Michelle Obama have a privacy wall around their Washington DC home.

Seriously.

“President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound,” Trump opined. “I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version!”

President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound. I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2018

Twitter had a field day.

Fred Guttenberg, who lost his daughter to the Parkland massacre and has dedicated his life to gun safety wrote this:

You f–ng lunatic. Are you seriously trying to put our former President at risk? https://t.co/Y6Yr2o6Fdr

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) December 31, 2018

NBC National Political Reporter Mike Memoli noted the Secret Service probably won’t take to kindly to Trump drawing attention to the Obamas home.

1. Drawing attention to their home isn't something USSS will love
2. The president's daughter and son-in-law live very close by.
3. Michelle Obama wrote in her book that Trump had put "my family's safety at risk. And for this I'd never forgive him." https://t.co/nTwHBmvDcC

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) December 30, 2018

Washington Post’s Lois Romano noted that Trump’s claim was a “flat out lie.”

This is a flat out lie. There is no 10 foot wall. It is neither a mansion nor a compound. It is a house in NW DC that very close to other houses and is much smaller than Mar-a-largo. https://t.co/KkngjQ4FiO

— Lois Romano (@loisromano) December 30, 2018

She then added this:

Is this an awkward time to mentioned that @BarackObama is the most admired man in the country for the 11th year in a row? (per gallup) https://t.co/KkngjQ4FiO

— Lois Romano (@loisromano) December 30, 2018

Others also had some thoughts, a lot of thoughts.

FYI Mr "President*", but the Obamas arent worried about safety and security. (They know the @SecretService protects them.)

They are ghastly afraid you will try to come over for dinner.

I'd #Resist that too. https://t.co/2kY1t79LvK

— Christopher Suprun (@TheChrisSuprun) December 30, 2018

There are few thing more frustrating to economists than repeatedly explaining to people how households differ, a lot, from countries, and that this metaphor is absurd. https://t.co/D80z2pzcuW

— David Rothschild 🌻 (@DavMicRot) December 30, 2018

https://twitter.com/owillis/status/1079522227727548422

https://twitter.com/thor_benson/status/1079504475180589056

FLOTUS @MichelleObama: "What if someone with an unstable mind loaded a gun and drove to Washington? Trump, with his loud and reckless innuendos, was putting my family's safety at risk. And for this I'd never forgive him."

He'll never get over the fixation. He'll never be them. https://t.co/La6B8WtR1X

— Karen DaltonBeninato (@kbeninato) December 30, 2018

They put dump trucks around your place in NY. Maybe big dump trucks? https://t.co/xE0QBiCwKh

— J. Elvis Weinstein (@JElvisWeinstein) December 30, 2018

https://twitter.com/davidmweissman/status/1079499642847588352

Ryan Hill of GOTV called the whole thing “PATHETIC.”

https://twitter.com/RyanHillMI/status/1079497409305198592

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