When the Hollywood Reporter announced that the President would be attending a Sept 17th fundraiser as part of his reelection campaign, actress Debra Messing of Will & Grace fame asked that the names of the attendees be printed:
Please print a list of all attendees please. The public has a right to know. https://t.co/YV4UoxrPHI
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) August 31, 2019
Trump didn’t appreciate Messing’s request and took the time out of his busy day to respond with a Tweet reminiscing about a time when the actress called him “sir”:
I have not forgotten that when it was announced that I was going to do The Apprentice, and when it then became a big hit, helping NBC’s failed lineup greatly, @DebraMessing came up to me at an Upfront & profusely thanked me, even calling me “Sir.” How times have changed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2019
Messing used the opportunity to remind the President that the country was still reeling from yet another mass shooting in Texas:
Now that I know I have your attention @realDonaldTrump, please read this thread— a PARTIAL list of souls lost to preventable,devastating gun violence. America wants universal background checks. The majority of Americans want assault weapons ban. Take Action and I’ll call you Sir. https://t.co/BnaS9zgNps
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 1, 2019
And reminding others that a category 5 hurricane was on a collision course with the east coast:
I’d rather you bring attention to the Catagory 5 Hurricane #Dorian threatening our south eastern coast, and the tragic & preventable shooting that occurred yesterday in #Texas. https://t.co/MVbOuHwKUU
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 1, 2019
Other Twitter users joined Messing in pointing out how ludicrous it was that the POTUS spent his days tweeting snark and golfing instead of leading a country in turmoil:
Another mass shooting in Texas yesterday, a dangerous hurricane about to hit our Southeast coast, and the President of the United States wakes up this morning personally attacking @DebraMessing, an American actress, on Twitter.@realDonaldTrump isn’t fit. We must demand better.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) September 1, 2019
It seems noteworthy that the president was tweeting about Debra Messing and The Apprentice this morning, hours after a mass shooting in West Texas and while a hurricane that's threatening parts of the south was continuing to strengthen.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 1, 2019
The President of the United States is rage tweeting a sitcom star the day after another mass shooting, as a category 5 hurricane hurtles towards the southeast https://t.co/7Tof5J72RD
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) September 1, 2019
So let me get this straight, there is a Cat 5 PLUS hurricane heading for the US coast, and another mass shooting (7 dead, more than a dozen injured), and Trump is… wait for it… golfing and tweeting insults at an actress! This man is an abomination to the country! #Impeach
— Indivisible KY (@Indivisible_KY3) September 1, 2019