15 of the most brutal J.K. Rowling Twitter shutdowns of 2017
Another year, another flurry of Twitter-based badassery from everyone's favourite wizard Queen.
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J.K. Rowling doesn't normally take any nonsense from anyone on social media. In the past she's hit out at the Daily Mail, Rupert Murdoch, and the Westboro Baptist Church, to name just a few.
This year, though, her wand has predominately been aimed at one source in particular: Donald Trump. Also Donald Trump's political allies, Donald Trump's family, and just generally anyone associated with Donald Trump.
From cutting sarcasm to all-out assault on cartoon frogs, here are some of Rowling's most brutal Twitter burns of 2017.
1. This response to someone telling her to "stay out of politics".
In - Free - Countries - Anyone - Can - Talk - About - Politics.
Try sounding out the syllables aloud, or ask a fluent reader to help. pic.twitter.com/K1j19EIU5f— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
2. This no-holds-barred riposte.
*sighs* Well, who knows? If I try harder, I might be reincarnated as a lonely virgin hiding behind a cartoon frog. pic.twitter.com/EbocdxfJ5o
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 30, 2017
3. This simple (but effective) reply to a Trump tweet about "fake news".
Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2017
Can you imagine the number of mirrors this man must have smashed? https://t.co/TPS8XDuAmm
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 6, 2017
4. And this one.
.@CNN is in a total meltdown with their FAKE NEWS because their ratings are tanking since election and their credibility will soon be gone!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2017
Keep having flashbacks to a little girl in my class at primary school, whose go-to insults were YOU'VE GOT FLEAS and YOU SMELL. https://t.co/Ej4lSCDg1L
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 12, 2017
5. The time she weighed in hard on Donald Trump Jr.'s tweet about socialism.
I’m going to take half of Chloe’s candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. It’s never to early to teach her about socialism. pic.twitter.com/3ie9C0jv2G
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 31, 2017
Fill her bucket with old candy left by her great-grandfather, then explain that she has more because she's smarter than all the other kids. https://t.co/0lbhHYyFe4
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 1, 2017
6. The time she didn't even need 140 characters to make Trump look silly.
Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017
Must be telling the truth. He used caps. https://t.co/KtLD1x7nwQ
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2017
7. And this follow-up, after someone told her to "STAY OUT OF IT".
Those teeny little fingers are within twitching distance of the nuclear codes. We're all in it, up to our necks. https://t.co/9xWbSKKXRl
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2017
8. The time she said what everybody was thinking.
...Trump/Russia story was an excuse used by the Democrats as justification for losing the election. Perhaps Trump just ran a great campaign?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2017
I wonder whether Trump talks to Trumpself in the third Trumperson when Trump's alone. https://t.co/8CEzVTJjBq
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 3, 2017
9. This savage reply to a Trump supporter who suggested burning her books.
Well, the fumes from the DVDs might be toxic and I've still got your money, so by all means borrow my lighter. pic.twitter.com/kVoi8VGEoK
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 31, 2017
10. And this equally blunt follow-up.
Guess it's true what they say: you can lead a girl to books about the rise and fall of an autocrat, but you still can't make her think. pic.twitter.com/oB7Aq6Xz8M
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 1, 2017
11. The time she explained why the Trump family wouldn't actually be in Slytherin.
Slytherin Alumni go far! CUT TO MONTAGE of Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 27, 2017
You've got to get the letter before you put on the hat, Oliver. https://t.co/KFvRtrwdpy
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 27, 2017
12. This swift takedown of a tweet from Fox News.
Stephen Miller: "President #Trump's the most gifted politician of our time, and he's the best orator to hold that office in generations." pic.twitter.com/kmulH35MEr
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 9, 2017
On the eve of war, tributes are paid to the Dear Leader's silver tongue and godlike wisdom.
Wonder what's happening in North Korea. https://t.co/5qrFXr3qL1— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 9, 2017
13. The time she used one of Trump's old tweets against him.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2012
And here you are, lying right in front of us. https://t.co/mOVomAfPpP
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 9, 2017
14. This beautifully sarcastic reply to someone suggesting she "get the hell out and move to Mexico or Canada" if she doesn't like Trump.
I'll probably just keep living in Scotland. Thanks for the input, though. https://t.co/8gEgSQ3ANw
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2017
15. And finally, this mic drop of a caption.
'Mommy was mean to me and I don't wanna hold her hand no more.' pic.twitter.com/UksDzt0MOX
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 18, 2017
Don't get on J.K. Rowling's bad side.
Just don't do it.
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