Reza Aslan apologized late Sunday afternoon for using profanity in a tweet about Donald Trump in the wake of the terror attacks in London on Saturday. It’s “not like me,” he says:
I should not have used a profanity to describe the President when responding to his shocking reaction to the #LondonAttacks. My statement: pic.twitter.com/pW69jjpoZy
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) June 4, 2017
As we told you earlier, the CNN host called the president a “piece of sh*t”:
CNN clown Reza Aslan calls Trump a ‘piece of sh*t’ for being RIGHT about #LondonTerrorAttacks https://t.co/lHGCNWaE9Q
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 4, 2017
But don’t believe Aslan for a second when he says it’s “not like him” to use profanity or respond in a “derogatory” manner. Some examples…
“F*ck those moms” while responding to Paul Ryan on Mother’s Day:
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/863867896065253379
“Go f*ck yourself” to Dinesh D’Souza:
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/789584579640209409
On what Khizr Khan’s wife would say to Trump:
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https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/759411219090464768
On Trump:
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/869242299670175747
In response to VP Mike Pence:
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/868217157385043968
On Sean Hannity:
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/867176101927239681
On Trump:
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/862138240433758209
On Trump:
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/832391925294473216
So, in reality, using profanity after the terror attack on Saturday was exactly like what he’s tweeted many, many times before.
Want to try that apology again, eh?
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Editor’s note: We’ve corrected an editing error in the headline.
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