Stephen King Says Sorry-Not-Sorry After Tweeting GOP Train Crash Was ‘Karma’
Renowned horror novelist and vocal Trump critic Stephen King has offered an apology for a controversial tweet from earlier this week, though it’s pretty wishy-washy, to say the least.
You may recall that there was an accident two days ago when a train full of GOP lawmakers derailed after hitting a garbage truck, leaving one person dead and others injured. While reporters and emergency responders were still on the scene addressing the disaster, King saw fit to give this online take:
A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit a garbage truck. My friend Russ calls that karma.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 1, 2018
King followed up with this tweet after being informed that there was a fatality involved in the crash:
Of COURSE sorry the truck driver died.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 1, 2018
However, after getting pummeled by reactors who called his tweet insensitive and callous, King offered this statement where he acknowledged that his first tweet was “thoughtless.”
A rather thoughtless tweet from me concerning the train-truck crash, for which I apologize (if one is necessary). It should be pointed out, too, that those Republican politicians, who can be heartless when they vote, immediately got out to help.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 1, 2018
He also retweeted this link from Kasie Hunt to a GoFundMe page for supporting the family of the man who died on Wednesday.
We spent yesterday covering a train accident because hundreds of members of Congress were on board.
But the real tragedy is Chris Foley, who was killed. His family and baby need your support — if you’re able, please consider helping them. https://t.co/YOJuSdb2F1
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) February 2, 2018
Liberal writer and former Bernie Sanders surrogate Jonathan Tasini had a similar controversy the other day, seeing as he got ripped apart for thanking God after the crash happened.
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