It all started with Washington Post national correspondent Philip Bump explaining what happened to one of his resources:
So apparently @trumps_feed, my bot that retweets the people Trump follows in an approximation of what he sees in his app, was suspended by Twitter.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) September 9, 2019
Carpe Donktum was helpful in a snarky kinda way, and Bump attempted a comeback:
Shhh don't tell the Washington Post "Journalist" that he could accomplish the same thing by making a Twitter list of everyone Trump follows.
"Muh bot is broken, journalism is so hard y'all!" https://t.co/FpGSDJ4FFz
— Carpe Donktum? (@CarpeDonktum) September 9, 2019
Bump responded:
Shh don't tell the guy who makes "memes" in defense of Trump that lists don't automatically update followers in the way the bot did. https://t.co/Nx2VVFf7Ua
— Philip Bump (@pbump) September 9, 2019
Set up like a bowling pin:
Shh don't tell the guy whining about a bot that you can update the list weekly in about 2 seconds. Ironically, the same amount of time you spend researching your stories. https://t.co/I7d4SGIrGZ
— Carpe Donktum? (@CarpeDonktum) September 9, 2019
Well dayum!
Ouch. hahahahaha
— E.O. 12333 (@FupaLewter) September 9, 2019