Lisa Simpson Actor Curses Out Mike Pompeo For 'Co-Opting My Character'
“The Simpsons” won’t be rolling out the red carpet for Mike Pompeo anytime soon.
Yeardley Smith, who voices Lisa Simpson on the hit animated comedy, cursed out the secretary of state on Twitter this week. She blasted him for “co-opting my character to troll” Nancy Pelosi after the Democratic House speaker ripped up pages of President Donald Trump’s State of Union speech.
Pompeo’s post of a sobbing Simpson backfired after people pointed out it came from an episode in which her faith in democracy is shaken.
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) February 5, 2020
Smith added insult to injury with her blistering rebuke.
“F*ck you,” she tweeted at Pompeo.
“Be a leader and fight your own fight!” she added. “Oh, wait I forgot, you’re a follower.”
That’s pretty good! I might just add f*ck you @mikepompeo for co-opting my character to troll @SpeakerPelosi . Be a leader and fight you own fight! Oh, wait I forgot, you’re a follower. https://t.co/EzCtEZmKzJ
— Yeardley Smith (@YeardleySmith) February 5, 2020
Former “Simpsons” showrunner Bill Oakley also chimed in, demanding Pompeo “do not ever ever ever use Simpsons material in your twitter or watch the show or refer to it in any way.”
Mr. Secretary of State please do not ever ever ever use Simpsons material in your twitter or watch the show or refer to it in any way pic.twitter.com/hY0EKfEbua
— BILL OAKLEY (@thatbilloakley) February 5, 2020
Smith’s response was well-received among her fans:
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Thank you. I'm reading that in your voice and it gives it an extra kick.
— Ian Boothby (@IanBoothby) February 6, 2020
To you goes our new mike drop gif pic.twitter.com/VRoxsAOl8E
— Audrey (@baueraud) February 5, 2020
I actually read this in Lisa Simpson's voice. https://t.co/CXdujfRi5y
— Jay Scott Smith (@JayScottSmith) February 5, 2020
I always knew there was a reason I liked Lisa Simpson.#YeardleyForPresident
— Katrina Rose, Ph.D. (@HistorianKat) February 5, 2020
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