‘Vile and Really Sad’: Twitter Blows Up at Breitbart for Calling Bill Kristol a ‘Renegade Jew’

It seems that a great deal of the digital Twittersphere is less-than-pleased that Breitbart decided to slam conservative commentator Bill Kristol by referring to him as a “renegade Jew.”

For months, Breitbart and its staff have fended off implications that the site is in the tank for Donald Trump, while Kristol has expressed disapproval with the man and said he would support a potential conservative third-party alternative. Mediaite’s Alex Griswold broke down the front page column, which asserts that Kristol’s refusal to back Trump is akin to supporting President Obama and Hillary Clinton and allowing their policies to continue endangering Israel and those of the Jewish faith.

Understandably enough, Breitbart’s headline hasn’t been going over very well on Twitter. “Renegade Jew” continues to trend on Twitter where a bipartisan mix of people have come out to mock or outright hit the site back for the slight on Kristol.

Wow. Actual headline at Breitbart. I remember when I respected David Horowitz. pic.twitter.com/SlPycTCdfz

— James Wigderson (@jwigderson) May 16, 2016

I hear Kristol doesn’t like whitefish salad https://t.co/yYrDtQ6fCP

— Steve Goldstein (@MKTWgoldstein) May 16, 2016

What the hell is this? pic.twitter.com/eZN2WV5gGl

— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) May 16, 2016

Renegade Jew would be a great name for a Hebrew language hardcore group fronted by Keith Morris

— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) May 16, 2016

Breitbart headline calls Bill Kristol “Renegade Jew.” Wow. https://t.co/Bkp9THTRPA

— Charles Sykes (@SykesCharlie) May 16, 2016

I don’t know if the editors over at Breitbart believe in what this crap is or if they’re just chasing bigot-clicks, but it’s disgusting.

— Kevin Glass (@KevinWGlass) May 16, 2016

Breitbart is a disgraceful enterprise
pic.twitter.com/ZRkedi0FAG

— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) May 16, 2016

Amusing to watch Republicans “discover” over the last few months that Breitbart is a force for ill. https://t.co/GzPa4Ay4ko

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 16, 2016

Vile and, really, sad https://t.co/lwFaPBBUuC

— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) May 16, 2016

This is really disgusting. pic.twitter.com/3QWSqZpVX4

— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) May 16, 2016

BILL KRISTOL: RENEGADE JEW is definitely the working title of the straight-to-video sequel of INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS.

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) May 16, 2016

Caught a killer set from Renegade Jew at SXSW last year

— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) May 16, 2016

Breitbart is so disgusting that they made me feel bad for Bill Kristol. For that they can never be forgiven.

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) May 16, 2016

Renegade Jew pic.twitter.com/nz9164zZKH

— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) May 16, 2016

Even one of Breitbart’s biggest former names didn’t show mercy.

Only “renegade Jews” don’t back an authoritarian who won’t take moral sides with Israel and flirts with the Nazi-cheering alt-right and KKK.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 16, 2016

My God, Breitbart has become such a feces tornado.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 16, 2016

Kristol doesn’t seem to have responded yet on Twitter, but Tim Mak of The Daily Beast had this:

Bill Kristol on Breitbart story calling him a “renegade Jew”:

“I haven’t read it, and can’t say I intend to.”

— Tim Mak (@timkmak) May 16, 2016

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