Stephen King had an idea on July 4th to help bring America together: Hugs.
Progressives, go find a Trump supporting friend–the one you haven't spoken to since November of 2016–and give him or her a hug. Trumpies, find a "liberal snowflake" friend and do the same. Just for today, let's all be Americans.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) July 4, 2018
But so far, the response from King’s liberal fans is decidedly negative. Like, really, really negative. Check it out:
Ppl r dying Stephen https://t.co/hKPn2yiqAG
— John (@jersing) July 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/jadaagraves/status/1014683596593000453
Can’t hug away the racism tho https://t.co/ogrz9IMVae
— Saman Shad (@muminprogress) July 5, 2018
Why would I still be friends with Trump supporters? https://t.co/MXI4osbJiH
— Joe Harris (@joeharris) July 5, 2018
Listen, I know at this point America doesn’t have any real values, but I would like to believe “don’t hug nazis” is among the ones we have left. https://t.co/cdyxsfzRax
— Phillip Henry (@MajorPhilebrity) July 5, 2018
Maybe because King is white? They’re losing it:
Yo. The whites are WYLDING this holiday. All publicists should really take their phones away. https://t.co/7U0vNs1wvl
— LeslieMac ? (@LeslieMac) July 4, 2018
Sorry, guys. King’s clowns are way, way worse:
An evil clown is relying on America’s silence to get away with terrorising children, sound familiar? https://t.co/u8rMWIymtB
— Philip Ellis (@Philip_Ellis) July 5, 2018
Lol no I don’t hug people who don’t recognize my humanity
What else ya got https://t.co/pZkZYQYjBC
— Queerion Lannister (@sallyt) July 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/ira/status/1014757750276886528
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) July 4, 2018
They’re all triggered:
I shan’t https://t.co/aKDEf4zkWd
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) July 4, 2018
why the hell would i do that you corny bitch https://t.co/x7UDZCPvAM
— Mira Gonzalez (@miragonz) July 4, 2018
Christ, no https://t.co/NzCk3u3d57
— David Klion (@DavidKlion) July 4, 2018
And we’ll end it on this. No, he wasn’t joking … just trying to heal America:
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 27, 2018
So CLOSE! Stephen King ALMOST got something right BUT then he screwed it up in a SCARY big way https://t.co/DIQo9XCGsP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 27, 2018
BECLOWNED! Ben Shapiro's mic drop on Cruz-triggered Stephen King leaves Jenna Jameson laughing https://t.co/717GAqF4uR
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 9, 2018
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