Neil deGrasse Tyson unleashes hot fire on Trump in angry tweetstorm
Neil deGrasse Tyson took a break from sharing science facts and nerdy dad jokes on Sunday to blast Donald Trump in a raging tweetstorm.
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Specifically, Tyson targeted Trump's proposed slashing of federal funding for programs that support the arts, education, and the EPA, which has long been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration.
The fastest way to Make a America Weak Again: Cut science funds to our agencies that support it.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to Make America Sick Again: Cut funding to the National Institutes of Health
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to Make America Stupid: Cut funds to programs that support education.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to thwart Earth's life-support systems for us all: Turn EPA into EDA — the Environmental Destruction Agency.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to melt glaciers & flood the World's coastal cities: Ignore scientists and do nothing to stem the rise of CO2
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
We can all imagine a land that provides no support for Art. But is that a place you’d want to Live? To Visit? To Play?
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
Tyson also addressed climate change, a topic close to his heart and one the Trump administration has gone to absurd levels to downplay in the face of mounting scientific evidence.
But then Tyson shifted gears from attacking Trump's policies and went straight at the president, his aides, and his cabinet.
The very best way to support and feed your delusions: Surround yourself with people whose world views match yours exactly.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
Savage.
He's a bit more gentle in his tweetstorm wrap-up.
We all want to Make America Great Again. But that won't happen until we first Make America Smart Again.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
As expected, Twitter users flooded Neil's mentions with hundreds of replies, some supporting him, others calling him a precious snowflake or whatever the Twitter insult du jour is. But there was one response that too perfectly summed it all up.
@neiltyson pic.twitter.com/j6R4SVIyVR
— Frank In Las Vegas (@PapiElGuapo) March 19, 2017
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