Jim Gaffigan blasts Trump in viral Twitter rant ‘He’s a traitor and a con man’

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Published on Aug 31, 2020
Jim Gaffigan blasts Trump in viral Twitter rant ‘He’s a traitor and a con man’.
Jim Gaffigan, the typically apolitical comedian known for riffing about the microwaveable snack Hot Pockets — and who certainly never curses during his standup routines — dropped several F-bombs on President Trump over Twitter TWTR, 1.78% on Thursday night.

While the commander-in-chief accepted his party’s nomination for the presidency during the Republican National Convention in a speech running an hour and 10 minutes, Gaffigan launched a tirade against Trump and Trump loyalists lasting approximately as long.

“Look Trumpers I get it,” he began. “As a kid I was a cubs [sic] fan and I know you stick by your team no matter what but he’s a traitor and a con man who doesn’t care about you. Deep down you know it. I’m sure you enjoy p—ing people off but you know Trump is a liar and a criminal.”

He accused Trump of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic while seeking to leave his imprint on the space program. And the comic expressed outrage over the president calling former President Obama a socialist and Democratic rival Joe Biden a radical, when Trump is the one “buddying up with dictators” and “interfering with the justice department.”

“Don’t let the socialist name calling distract you from the fact he is a fascist who has no belief in law,” Gaffigan said.

And as for Trump’s base supposedly hating “snobs and elites,” Gaffigan asked whether Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have “ever done a real days work in their lives. Wake up.”
The out-of-character rant caught many people off-guard, and led to the comedian’s name and even Nestlé’s NSRGY, -0.72% Hot Pockets (featured in arguably his most famous, and longest running, bit) to trend on Twitter overnight Thursday into Friday morning.

Many marveled that Gaffigan had finally “snapped.” (Indeed, his wife, Jeannie Gaffigan, tweeted at him to stop cursing.)
Other readers pointed out the risk that the clean-cut, Catholic comic from northwest Indiana took in voicing his views, as this could alienate his conservatives in his audience base.

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