Frequent Donald Trump critic and progressive favorite George Takei made waves on the Left this morning with the announcement of a challenge to Rep. Devin Nunes:
Well, the cat's out of the bag it seems. Let's do this! #Takei2018 https://t.co/Wf7qvV1eXj
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 1, 2017
Takei got some buzz on the Left started with that:
https://twitter.com/caseymckinnon/status/848038405032235008
George, make us proud. I want a leader from California who represents honesty. #BePeace
— Carl Weathers (@TheCarlWeathers) April 1, 2017
Takei is running for Devin Nunes's seat? Wow. This is going to be good for the district and CA no matter what happens. https://t.co/ur1GuuCkiV
— RedwoodWitch?? #BuildAffordableHousingNow (@RedwoodGirl) April 1, 2017
Yes!! He is going to challenge Nunes in 2018… I could get behind that https://t.co/Ghhc3PkRXM
— Inhospitable Womb (@misstomrstomom) April 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/TSJB45/status/848058151144312833
But alas, The Resistance had a letdown in store:
No, I'm not running for Congress. Happy 4/1!
But Jon Ossoff is on 4/18. Help him win at https://t.co/ctCcRiYcdL. Let's flip Congress in '18 pic.twitter.com/41uj6l3yt7
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 1, 2017
Letdowns are certainly in store.
the funny thing is, if this is an #AprilsFoolsDay joke, hardest hit are @GeorgeTakei supporters filter:verified https://t.co/H7gFRuud2V
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) April 1, 2017
Big time! The disappointments were palpable. Set phasers for “mass triggering”!
George, that is about the cruelest thing you could ever do. I'm not kidding how disappointed I am.
— Nai Mei Yao (@naimeiy) April 1, 2017
You did get a lot of people with that one. They want the corrupt Nunez out before he destroys all credibility of his office. #aprilfoolsday
— Anirvan Ghosh (@anirvanghosh) April 1, 2017
Oh, well. It was fun to dream about for a minute. https://t.co/d5cCiDgkN6
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) April 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/AdmiralAdamaBSG/status/848159824751730691
@GeorgeTakei Got me. ? But now I'm sad. https://t.co/A6DXPidzsX
— Kanee ? (@KANEE717) April 1, 2017
*begins crying* NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ??? https://t.co/qXswSrOVzg
— Quaint Bagoóng Connoisseur ?BacalaoBeans&Rice (@joshuamligan) April 1, 2017
I hate April 1. ? Not nice, George. Not nice at all. I was ready to move to CA so I could vote for you! https://t.co/BkpiPcZoYr
— Jes (@jesf) April 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/VeryBusyBrain/status/848167893292519425
In any other year, this might have been funny. In this year? Not so much. Somehow seems cruel. https://t.co/l4ZoO5gpj5
— #XQZMOI (@EtrnlGlamNation) April 1, 2017
That is just soul-crushing meanness. America had hope for a fraction of a second.
— Jerry Sweet (@Jerry_Sweeet) April 1, 2017
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