Celebrities Take Donald Trump's Sarcasm Defense, Fire It Right Back At Him
President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that he was just being sarcastic when, a day earlier, he had pondered injecting people with disinfectant as a way to ward off the coronavirus.
But many people on Twitter weren’t buying the president’s rationale, which followed widespread condemnation of his original comments.
Actors Chris Evans, Alyssa Milano, Mark Hamill, Matthew Lewis, John Cleese, Patton Oswalt, horror author Stephen King and “Jeopardy” great Ken Jennings joined lawmakers, ex-government officials, conservative commentators, broadcasters and even Dictionary.com in criticizing Trump over his defense.
Some even deployed the president’s purported sarcasm in their attacks:
I just want to make it clear that when I said that President Trump was mad ( in the English sense of demented, unbalanced, delusional and completely crackers ) I was of course being sarcastic
I'm sorry if I failed to make this clear— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 24, 2020
I would like to announce that when I gave wrong answers on Jeopardy, I was being sarcastic.
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) April 24, 2020
C’mon, Biff.
You know you were being filmed when you said it, right? In no way whatsoever were you:
A. Being sarcastic
B. Speaking to reporters
You were speaking directly to medical experts without a shred of sarcasm. https://t.co/Nrnn5JgpQ7— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) April 24, 2020
I don’t know man, I think a world leader being “sarcastic” to troll reporters during a public briefing on a pandemic might just be worse than asking a dumb question. But it’s a bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for em.
— Matthew Lewis (@Mattdavelewis) April 24, 2020
Was this him being sarcastic too? https://t.co/xjDhsivopB
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 25, 2020
“50,000 Americans dead! I know what the country needs — sarcasm!” You rock, Donald! https://t.co/vhh9jQfXXu
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 24, 2020
