A few days ago, author Stephen King took a cartoon-ish swipe at President Trump's situation room that ended up backfiring in a big way (as his TDS-related posts tend to do).
As we noted in that story, the fact that King decided to post that after the Maduro extraction from Venezuela and right on the heels of the amazing rescue of two downed American pilots in Iran put it into the Bad Timing Hall of Fame.
King was back with another try, and it was based on this quote from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as posted by the State Department:
SECRETARY RUBIO: The whole world has been impacted unfortunately because Iran is violating every law known by striking commercial vessels in the Straits of Hormuz.
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 7, 2026
Iran is a regime that doesn’t believe in laws, rules, or anything like that. It’s a state sponsor of terrorism. pic.twitter.com/kn2nnbZ71B
King had a question:
Who started this mess, you idiot? https://t.co/BesO2mLtig
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 7, 2026
Calling Rubio the "idiot" might be the biggest case of projection today.
X was glad to help give King a history lesson:
Jimmy Carter. Thanks for playing. https://t.co/etDxODbNRQ
— Bill Duerden (@bduerden75) April 8, 2026
I think iran did when they kidnapped americans and held them hostage 47 years ago, dunce.
— Matthew S Harrison (@MatthewSHarriso) April 8, 2026
Jimmy Carter, you imbecile pic.twitter.com/kaDEilQCCU
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) April 8, 2026
Duh pic.twitter.com/9495TfblPf
— Kat Minner 🇺🇸 (@kaminner121) April 8, 2026
Iran started it when they took Americans hostage at the embassy under the weak Presidency of Jimmy Carter.
— WildBillNC (@WildBillNC1978) April 7, 2026
The Democrats sure do miss their weak presidents.
This mess started 47 years ago. It’s now coming to a close. https://t.co/YWlaNVguM9
— Helen Sick (@ApatheticNo) April 8, 2026
The Iranians, you idiot. https://t.co/YaqJsu5w1R
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) April 8, 2026
For those afflicted, Trump Derangement Syndrome means that history didn't start until January 20, 2017, skips the Biden/autopen years, and then started back up again at the start of Trump's second term.
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