Stephen King Nails Why The College Admissions Scandal Is ‘Normal’ In The Age Of Trump
Stephen King explained on Thursday why he believes people shouldn’t be shocked by the college admissions bribery scandal.
The horror novelist tweeted:
Are you surprised that rich parents are bribing their rich kiddies into top schools? Shocked, even? Don't be. In the Age of Trump, when even fundamentalist Christians wink at the president's flagrant adulteries, such behavior comes to seem normal.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 4, 2019
Dozens of people, including “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and “Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman, have been charged with paying bribes to secure spots at prestigious schools for their children.
Many tweeters who responded said that the scandal was not solely symptomatic of Trump’s presidency, and that equivalent illegal behavior had been taking place “for years.”
King followed up, however, with a further attack on Trump and his syntax:
Trump: "They are a Fake News paper who have already been forced to apologize..." Donald, no one expects you to get your facts straight, but at least have someone correct your syntax. "IT is a Fake Newspaper THAT HAS..." Etc. God you're illiterate.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 4, 2019
King has long been a fierce critic of Trump. He wrote a (very) short horror story about the president, called for his impeachment and dinged him with a quote from late author George Orwell.
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