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After Donald Trump Jr. Slammed 'Loser Teachers' at His Father's El Paso Rally, Teachers Are Clapping Right Back
He's getting schooled.
Donald Trump Jr. made disparaging remarks about teachers while speaking before his father, President Donald Trump, took the stage at a MAGA rally in El Paso, Texas Monday night. The internet flunked him.
First came the top-notch pandering.
"You know what I love? I love seeing young conservatives cause I know it's not easy."
And then:
"Keep up that fight. Bring it to your schools. You don't have to be indoctrinated by these loser teachers that are trying to sell you on socialism from birth. you don't have to do it!"
Watch below:
.@DonaldJTrumpJr's message to young conservatives: "Keep up that fight. Bring it to your schools. You don't have to… https://t.co/hhmtpMw1GF— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1549936858.0
Oh boy.
Teachers on Twitter dropped the hammer on Junior's demonization of educators.
Donald Trump Jr. called teachers “losers” today. Must mean we’re doing something right. https://t.co/uRLJHgWFrP— ChicagoTeachersUnion (@ChicagoTeachersUnion) 1549947354.0
Hey @DonaldJTrumpJr and @realDonaldTrump just putting this out their for my other #loserteachers tomorrow’s lesson… https://t.co/dqh6PeUuVc— Brandon Shuler, PhD (@Brandon Shuler, PhD) 1549949116.0
@shannonrwatts Loser teachers. Nice. I am a first year teacher. I have to buy my own supplies for my students… https://t.co/ILRH0Rm7p1— ❤️ (@❤️) 1549951620.0
Is this really the fight Junior wants to pick?
@DonaldJTrumpJr - I am one of those “loser teachers” and I will do more good in the next five days in my classroom… https://t.co/6SC6JDvM0n— defnotjennifer (@defnotjennifer) 1549939530.0
@kybluebird77 @atrupar @DonaldJTrumpJr #ProudLoserTeacher— Dr. Susan Werkheiser (@Dr. Susan Werkheiser) 1549987733.0
@atrupar @DonaldJTrumpJr Hey Jr., I’ve been teaching for 15 years and never once have I witnessed the teaching of s… https://t.co/eSc7O5ZW6C— Carla (@Carla) 1549986125.0
@atrupar @DonaldJTrumpJr I’m a teacher who works hard to instill the meaning and purpose of the Constitution. You’re just wrong— Beth (@Beth) 1549985459.0
Fans of teachers were not happy, either.
So Trump Jr. thinks teachers like me and many others are losers for teaching kids equality.— Horatio (@Horatio) 1549936939.0
@atrupar @DonaldJTrumpJr My daughter is a teacher, my friends are teachers. I support our teachers; who are not int… https://t.co/lBXGs1OHJm— Kristi Richardson (@Kristi Richardson) 1549948250.0
My hat is off to all the "Loser" teachers who spend their lives working hard to teach our children to be critical t… https://t.co/sPbCdz28Jl— Aquatic Ecologist (@Aquatic Ecologist) 1549944351.0
@atrupar @DonaldJTrumpJr those damn socialist teachers and their state jobs funded by taxpayer money! only the soci… https://t.co/mWiTHygyh3— 🦊 (@🦊) 1549987607.0
@atrupar @DonaldJTrumpJr Don Jr., the poster child for the non-educated. #IdiotTrumps— Sue M. 🏳️🌈 (@Sue M. 🏳️🌈) 1549986027.0
Why the hostility?
This is a weird hill to die on, Junior.
@atrupar @DonaldJTrumpJr Teachers do not indoctrinate kids. It’s called learning. Academics, teamwork, social ski… https://t.co/GKDsM687zN— Schatzie (@Schatzie) 1549953648.0
Something tells me this is not going to play well outside of that rally.
Keep on talking, Trump Jr. Teachers are powerful and teachers vote. 💅🏽 https://t.co/tZWx1FbRJh— Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨 (@Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨) 1549948881.0
“Loser teachers” is an interesting message for the GOP. https://t.co/7pK2g8B8X6— Anne Ursu (@Anne Ursu) 1549947089.0
Speaking of losers...
Says the loser who works for his dad https://t.co/WRUGeCyI9X— Molly Jong-Fast (@Molly Jong-Fast) 1549946341.0
“Loser teachers” is an interesting message for the GOP. https://t.co/7pK2g8B8X6— Anne Ursu (@Anne Ursu) 1549947089.0
“loser teachers” reveals more about Don Jr. than he realizes https://t.co/29r4dJUwPx— Mark Follman (@Mark Follman) 1549954469.0
@atrupar @DonaldJTrumpJr As opposed to the faculty at Trump University.— bobzeschin (@bobzeschin) 1549985833.0
Junior has issues.