In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court just upheld Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban…
BREAKING: SCOTUS upholds the travel ban, 5-4. https://t.co/flhMq4Hcbm
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) June 26, 2018
…and this is how the campaign account for Mitch McConnell reacted to the news:
— Team Mitch (@Team_Mitch) June 26, 2018
Thank you Neil Gorsuch! “Twitter dunk of the century,” indeed:
OMG
Twitter dunk of the century https://t.co/rUEkhVWIlS
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) June 26, 2018
Although it’s not just the travel ban:
5-4 rulings featuring Gorsuch in the majority are piling up.
Trump travel ban✔️
Voter roll purges✔️
CA pregnancy law❌
Gerrymandering✔️
Arbitration✔️ https://t.co/PeoPQnI1sD— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) June 26, 2018
Why do conservatives support Trump? Neil Gorsuch, the gift that keeps on giving.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) June 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1011614799015432193
If trolling were an art form, the person behind this is Michelangelo. It’s perfect:
This picture needs to be in every Democratic senator's office from now until forever — just to remind them that the other side does not and cannot be expected to act in good faith. https://t.co/xm44hWt858
— Fiddler (@cFidd) June 26, 2018
perfect example of how DC Etiquette Police didn't give a shit when GOP stole a SCOTUS seat.
so no, we don't care abt your belated lectures now https://t.co/DrpIQ4Riex
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) June 26, 2018
Senate Republicans spiking the football on their stolen Supreme Court seat that just upheld Trump's racist travel ban. https://t.co/yc3uBdwJZu
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 26, 2018
Here's Mitch McConnell celebrating that he 1) denied Obama a Supreme Court seat and 2) swapped in a conservative judge that tipped the scales in favor of banning people from coming to the U.S. from five Muslim countries. ?? https://t.co/FyT06uKP76
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) June 26, 2018
Thieves don't usually post pictures of their stolen loot. https://t.co/04edLlVXV6
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) June 26, 2018
And after the triggering from Team Mitch, NRCC communications director Matt Gorman piled on with a troll of his own:
Tfw it’s only Tuesday morning and you’ve already owned the libs pic.twitter.com/S4vfoI4c56
— Matt Gorman (@mattsgorman) June 26, 2018
Hey, they always can go eat at the Red Hen to feel better:
At least Merrick Garland can go to the Red Hen in peace.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 26, 2018
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