Having exhausted every other line of attack, New Republic writer goes after Trump because of Diet Coke

https://twitter.com/DickPatriarchy/status/869613372215611394

New Republic writer Emily Atkin is outraged because President Donald Trump sometimes drinks a Diet Coke at 10:30 in the morning:

DIET COKE AT 10 IN THE MORNING??? https://t.co/UJQQrhkDw8 pic.twitter.com/2DywYPh2Y7

— Emily Atkin (@emorwee) May 30, 2017

Apparently she’s serious about it, too:

I'm serious. How many of you think it is acceptable to drink diet coke before 11 am

— Emily Atkin (@emorwee) May 30, 2017

Just waking up? At 10:30 a.m.? Must be nice hours over there at the vertically integrated digital media company:

but just like the thought of waking up and almost immediately knocking back fizzy metallic acid sugarwater is jarring

— Emily Atkin (@emorwee) May 30, 2017

Amanda Wills, director of breaking news at CNN Digital, agrees:

.@jonathanellis does this, and yes I still think it's weird. https://t.co/QAWkbpEvtk

— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) May 30, 2017

Sheesh. Can’t a man stay hydrated with the beverage of his choice? The last time we checked, this was still America, right?

At least some journos are defending the president:

I mean, yes? Same.

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) May 30, 2017

I finished my lunch by 10:52 a.m. so I'm going to cordially ask you to lay off judgment on my boy Trump here, Ems.

— Esther Lee (@EstherYuHsiLee) May 30, 2017

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