I'll take 'Failed Attempts to Clean Up a Tasteless Joke' for $500, Alex. https://t.co/Inv5PnhH4M
— Beorn (@Beorn2000) May 31, 2017
Kathy Griffin’s vile stunt about President Trump backfired on her badly but reportedly alarmed the president’s youngest son, Barron. Rosie O’Donnell was among those attacking Barron, and former “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings, as we mentioned in that post, joined in:
Barron Trump saw a very long necktie on a heap of expired deli meat in a dumpster. He thought it was his dad & his little heart is breaking
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 31, 2017
Classless. Jennings heard about it quickly:
I can't believe anyone as intelligent as you doesn't see the problem with mocking a child–any child–in this way.
— juli spice (@ImJuliCaldwell) May 31, 2017
At that point Jennings doubled down on the douchery with this attempt to explain:
The joke doesn't mock Barron. It mocks using him for political cover…and specifically this amazing tweet: https://t.co/7odxkVq0Cj
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 31, 2017
Really dude?
I like how a child being upset is suddenly "political cover". Demented. https://t.co/a61J6F8MpL
— BT (@back_ttys) May 31, 2017
Yeah, nice try, but the believability of Jennings’ spin is in jeopardy:
https://twitter.com/sparks1017/status/870002488308629504
https://twitter.com/sensegonewild/status/870002917541064704
https://twitter.com/TYCapitalism/status/870004330270773248
https://twitter.com/BlakeHermsprong/status/870013647296225280
Keep digging Kenny. Just apologize and go write another kid's book. https://t.co/T5xy3tIC5J
— TheLongVersion⚠️ (@thelongversion) May 31, 2017
No. This is CYA bullshit. It was very clearly a joke at the expense of an 11 year old boy.
You're a bad person, and you should feel bad. https://t.co/4rr65iKOSj
— I'm a woman, and I'm mad as Hell (@nowhere_nh) May 31, 2017
Your #LogicallyFallacious "distinction without a difference"
Does not excuse your cheap mocking of an 11year old.
In sum: You're #Pathetic https://t.co/BZhdynRnt7— Tom T. ن®?? (@VRWCTexan) May 31, 2017
First rule of holes. https://t.co/EIm5HcqzUx
— AgainstTrumpDude (@TheAmishDude) May 31, 2017