Ben Rhodes is in hot water over on Twitter after responding to a photo of Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and Mike Pence celebrating the tax bill’s passage with what appears to be the former Obama national security staffer hoping that all three Republicans quickly die.
First up, here’s the photo posted by his Obama admin. buddy Dan Pfeifer, who thought it would be a great photo to use when Trump is indicted:
I hope this is the photo they use on the front page of the Times on the day Trump is indicted pic.twitter.com/mifuyBk6YY
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 21, 2017
And here is Rhodes’ douchey response:
And alongside the obits for Ryan, McConnell, and Pence https://t.co/fOrm1JZwpu
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 21, 2017
Yeah, that didn’t go over very well:
Wait. So you’re openly fantasizing about reading the death notices of Congressional leaders and the Vice President? Your respect for democratic norms knows no bounds. https://t.co/5v4gCcjrss
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) December 21, 2017
I’m no @Twitter expert, but gleefully tweeting about the deaths of public officials seems out of bounds, morbid and tasteless. https://t.co/Qr2jbAmtXp
— STEW ??? ⚾️ ? (@StewSays) December 21, 2017
Obama's foreign policy advisor, folks. Openly wishing for death of people he disagrees with. #TolerantLeft https://t.co/I3CownBxPv
— Renna (@RennaW) December 21, 2017
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https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/943833835380400130
When political opposition means wanting the other side dead. Again, this is what the left has become. #smh https://t.co/9s1xEoUG4Y
— Tracy Jeffords (@TracyJeffords) December 21, 2017
Sick. https://t.co/P1cirrApvv
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) December 21, 2017
So now the echo chamber is a death chamber. https://t.co/PHnhzcKfhH
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 21, 2017
Over to you, Ben:
Wow. Do you regret this @brhodes? Often I my show through the 8 years of President Obama's tenure show I urged people to pray for safety and health of 44. This is shocking to ordinary Americans. https://t.co/9EQAIvhibG
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) December 21, 2017
Really? Obits? Irresponsible and dangerous tweet. Hope you see fit to delete this. https://t.co/yW3CQHODpN
— AshLee Strong (@AshLeeStrong) December 21, 2017
And imagine if a conservative had said this?
If a conservative had tweeted about wanting to see obituaries for the Vice-President and House/Senate leaders, it would be front-page outrage.
But since a former Obama staff member said it… ??? https://t.co/bR1qVq3cgl
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) December 21, 2017
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