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:
Except of course Syrian moms fleeing war, famine, and genocide with their starving children. Fuck those moms. https://t.co/OnbnczXhtj
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) May 14, 2017
“Go f*ck yourself” to Dinesh D’Souza:
Hey Dinesh. I'll say this as politely as I can: Go fuck yourself, you adulterous piece of shit felon. https://t.co/l3r7HD3xhf
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) October 21, 2016
On what Khizr Khan’s wife would say to Trump:
She'd probably tell you to go fuck yourself. https://t.co/deYZj02vmR
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) July 30, 2016
On Trump:
But on the plus side he didn't shit himself in public. https://t.co/Tf9xaU4ouI
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) May 29, 2017
In response to VP Mike Pence:
And Jesus said, "if someone tries to ask you a question, beat the shit out of them." https://t.co/LDSNkUhQ26
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) May 26, 2017
On Sean Hannity:
This piece of shit https://t.co/p8gLeISpo8
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) May 24, 2017
On Trump:
Oh the joy when this lying conniving scumbag narcissistic sociopath piece of shit fake president finally gets what's coming to him. https://t.co/iVZGAwCF9P
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) May 10, 2017
On Trump:
Right now a "shit sandwich" is the best any of us can hope for from the #FakePresident https://t.co/TxrRFkrg2W
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) February 17, 2017
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.