Scratch a liberal, find a hatemonger. On Tuesday, actor Michael Ian Black and others used the tragic Gatlinburg, Tennessee, fire to issue messages of hate against Trump supporters.
“When Trump supporters voted to “burn it all down,” I bet they didn’t think it would start with Tennessee,” Black wrote.
Twitchy said the tweet disappeared even as they were writing up their post, but they did get a screen capture of the offensive message:
He wasn’t the only one to express this sentiment. This message, which appears to have been deleted, was also making the rounds on Twitter:
And they have called Trump supporters and conservatives hateful! You actually enjoy watching Gatlinburg burn?! VERY special kind of stupid! https://t.co/d4CLr61OiJ
— Steven Busby (@stevieb39la) November 29, 2016
Black backed off his hateful message and claimed it was a joke. We’re still waiting for the punch line…
He explained:
It was meant as a metaphor for the coming four years but I shouldn't have made the joke and I apologize. https://t.co/gzHet69cLD
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) November 29, 2016
Right. Because an entire town engulfed in flames is a real knee-slapper, right?
Alright, jeez, I'm sorry about my insensitive Tennessee tweet. I apologize and will remove. https://t.co/n6VwPz9d3k
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) November 29, 2016
Insensitive doesn’t even begin to describe this.
One person noted:
Until 9:56AM, Trump was my most disliked person alive today.
As of 9:56AM, you've taken his crown. Congrats. https://t.co/pHpVZMLcGe
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) November 29, 2016
Another critic added:
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/803614114752950272
A search of Twitter also found that many were upset with the Clinton News Network for obsessing about Trump’s tweets while ignoring the fact that an city is on fire:
@CNN How about covering the Gatlinburg fire? Just a large city under siege by wildfire. Not Trump not news???? #nottrumpnotnews #gatlinburg
— Tad Abraham (@tadabraham) November 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/HeartOfNashvlle/status/803436470036033536
Do U think #CNN #MSNBC will realize that they r discrediting themselves for 24hr cov of a Trump tweet rather than #Gatlinburg ? #FakeNews
— TeeJay2016 (@Jim1981T) November 29, 2016
Not that they really care, but I think they lost all credibility a long time ago.
One person advised:
ProTip: when attempting hot takes, don't go full Michael Ian Black. You speed past witty, straight into assholedom. https://t.co/3l7KUaVDgX
— Steele🍺Hippopotomonostrosesquippedaliophobicphile (@botticellicream) November 29, 2016
Good advise…
As a final note, Black turned the conversation — if it can be called that — to racism and his view that people who voted for Trump are white supremacists:
The alt-right is white supremacy masquerading as conservatism and nothing else. It is white supremacy. https://t.co/3McOjtGqP0
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) November 29, 2016
Nothing more need be said at this point…
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