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Some people use Twitter to share information, some to spread misinformation and some try to be clever. Their Twitter jokes and jabs either land or crash and burn.
Someone who is no stranger to crashing and burning online is Donald Trump Jr. His false information tweets and attempted clever bon mots generally draw more backlash than belly laughs.
His most recent post—attempting to mock the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates—fared as well as usual.
On Wednesday night during the 2nd round of Democratic debates, Trump Jr posted:
"Comedy Central should really be the host of the next round of these debates. #DemDebate"
Comedy Central should really be the host of the next round of these debates. #DemDebate— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1564620981.0
While plenty of others fired back...
@DonaldJTrumpJr Your dad boycotted the White House Correspondents Dinner because jokes hurt his tiny ego. Maybe C… https://t.co/SnoUjS5KGD— The Hoarse Whisperer (@The Hoarse Whisperer) 1564670928.0
...hard...
@DonaldJTrumpJr Comedy Central has more real news than fox news does. Your father is a criminal. Your father i… https://t.co/LQIrKRJj6k— Resist & Desist (@Resist & Desist) 1564621866.0
...Comedy Central—where people are clever professionally—didn't let the opportunity pass by either.
The network's official Twitter account responded:
"Nah, last time there was a joke at a debate it became president."
Nah, last time there was a joke at a debate it became president. https://t.co/7glq9lfUwS— Comedy Central (@Comedy Central) 1564622135.0
Trump Jr mentioned an organization paid to be funny while trying to be witty. Why would you poke the bear?
@/Twitter
People appreciated the moment.
@ComedyCentral https://t.co/s9K6p06KhI— Ida Skibenes ❄️ (@Ida Skibenes ❄️) 1564643845.0
@ComedyCentral Hello 9-1-1, I would like to report a murder. My lord.— YS (@YS) 1564631769.0
@ComedyCentral Now THAT is funny (and 1000% true) https://t.co/0wScIG53rR— Andrew Wortman (@Andrew Wortman) 1564632955.0
@ComedyCentral I pray every night that God does the right thing and take these people in their sleep. Now.— Dani O (@Dani O) 1564660262.0
@ComedyCentral @Lily_Warrior https://t.co/4M8MFjZhG6— David Weissman (@David Weissman) 1564663995.0
@ComedyCentral Please put this tweet in your performance review and ask for a raise.— Laura M Williams (@Laura M Williams) 1564641620.0
@ComedyCentral I love you all. You’re part of my family now, dinner at 8. https://t.co/TBwxbiM3OT— Roxy (@Roxy) 1564629081.0
No response yet from Trump Jr, but maybe it's best to let this one go by.
The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library is available here.
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