Twitter Loses It Over Trump vs. LaVar Ball: Being POTUS Not About ‘People Lavishing You With Praise’
The President of the United States tweeted today, in reaction to LaVar Ball‘s comments downplaying his involvement in the release of the UCLA players arrested in China, that maybe he should have left them in jail instead:
Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017
Yesterday Dan Scavino tweeted a less filtered version of what President Trump said today:
Wannabe @Lakers coach, BIG MOUTH @Lavarbigballer knows if it weren’t for President @realDonaldTrump, his son would be in China for a long, long, long time! #FACT https://t.co/j2GcY7F4f9
— Dan Scavino Jr. (@DanScavino) November 18, 2017
And today, after the President tweeted, Twitter went nuts:
LaVar Ball vs. Donald Trump is the epic clash of the intellectual titans America deserves.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 19, 2017
11/19/1863- Lincoln gives Gettysburg Address
11/19/2017- Trump tweets “ Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail LaVar Ball is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail!”
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) November 19, 2017
US president says he should have left US citizens imprisoned by non-democratic regime because the family didn’t acknowledge him personally https://t.co/7X11jTvvvR
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 19, 2017
He knows what he’s doing. https://t.co/QYncwjSSN6
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 19, 2017
Literally hundreds of State, DOD, and other federal employees stationed abroad have countless stories of quietly assisting Americans in trouble abroad. Not for glory or credit, but just because they were compatriots and it was right. https://t.co/UTS6470KD8
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) November 19, 2017
He still doesn’t seem to understand being president isn’t about people lavishing you with praise & telling you how great you are. https://t.co/FUj601c60W
— Sara Murray (@SaraMurray) November 19, 2017
Oh God, he’s going to rage out and un-pardon the White House Thanksgiving turkeys, isn’t he https://t.co/OqZUU0FIGw
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) November 19, 2017
“Anything?”
“…”
“I’m waiting.”
“…”
“I am WAITING for my THANK YOU.”
“…”
“OK, TO HELL WITH THIS! THE DEAL’S OFF!” https://t.co/U9Q2jpx0Au— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) November 19, 2017
Federal employee grumbles that taxpayers don’t appreciate him enough https://t.co/fq6d0stRVh
— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 19, 2017
"I should have left them in jail!"??? https://t.co/HgEsEA9Tlt
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 19, 2017
We are living in a simulation. https://t.co/cl98mpIyDB
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) November 19, 2017
Is this his most embarrassing petulant tweet as President? I'm taking nominees for worse ones. But also I'm getting off Twitter.https://t.co/NGUzRImzgt
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) November 19, 2017
I quit https://t.co/5TfA4u4S1V
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) November 19, 2017
This Lavar Ball/Trump fued feels like a conspiracy Between two crazy businessmen to skyrocket the sells of Big Baller Brand out of pure protest against the president. It's almost "too" genius.
— Travon Free (@Travon) November 19, 2017
LaVar Ball trolled the President of the United States into mentioning him by name. I mean, just think about that.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) November 19, 2017
If that turkey doesn't thank Trump on stage at the pardoning ceremony Trump is going to behead it live on TV
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) November 19, 2017
Trump is using his criticism of LaVar Ball as a dog whistle to trigger his white supremacist base. Trump has to show that he can put "uppity negroes" in their place
— Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) November 19, 2017
In retrospect, this season of America was clearly building up to a LaVar Ball-Donald Trump ladder match in the season finale.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 19, 2017
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