'What an idiot': Trump savagely mocked for lashing out at the wrong Theresa May on Twitter
Twitter viciously slammed Trump for not only criticising an ally, but making an embarrassing mistake in the process.
US President Donald Trump lashed out at a wrong account late Wednesday (29 November) when he attacked the British Prime Minister Theresa May on Twitter and the internet ruthlessly mocked him for it. Trump drew fierce backlash on both sides of the Atlantic after retweeting three unverified videos posted by Jayda Fransen, a leader of the far-right organisation, Britain First.
The White House, however, defended Trump's retweets saying the "threat is real" whether or not the videos are.
"I'm not talking about the nature of the video," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters. "I think you're focusing on the wrong thing. The threat is real and that is what the president is talking about.
"His goal is to promote strong border security and strong national security," she continued. "There is nothing fake about that."
However, the British government, civil rights leaders and lawmakers immediately condemned the tweets with many accusing Trump of fueling anti-Muslim sentiment.
"Britain First seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions," British Prime Minister Theresa May's office said in a statement. "British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudiced rhetoric of the far right, which is the antithesis of the values that this country represents — decency, tolerance and respect. It is wrong for the president to have done this."
Trump responded by lashing out at May on Twitter saying: "Theresa @theresamay, don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!"
However, the president accidentally linked to @theresamay, an account that appears to belong to a woman named Theresa Scrivener and had 6 followers.
The British prime minister's official account is actually @theresa_may. Trump later deleted the erroneous tweet and tweeted out the same message to the right account.
Twitter, on the other hand, was quick to notice the error and immediately slammed the president for not only criticising an ally but committing an embarrassing mistake in the process.
"As if he hasn't embarrassed us enough already," one Twitter user wrote.
"What does this guy have to do to prove he is unfit? Really? What is going on in the US?" one person asked.
One user chimed: "Trump is unraveling at a terrifying pace."
Trump responds to British PM Theresa May â itself an astounding tweet â and, in doing so, tags someone who is not British PM Theresa May. pic.twitter.com/roPabCmDL1
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) November 30, 2017
From the Department of You Just Can't Make This Shit Up.ð
— Nancy Goldstein (@nancygoldstein) November 30, 2017
Trump responds to the British Prime Minister after retweeting videos from racist, far-right group by further slandering Muslims.
— Christian Christensen (@ChrChristensen) November 30, 2017
Oh, by the way, he used the wrong Twitter handle. It's @theresa_may. pic.twitter.com/cRcubN9GGH
Trump tagged the wrong Teresa May...like a legit Dotard pic.twitter.com/Crxxiwf29x
— ElElegante101 (@skolanach) November 30, 2017
Dear Rest of the World: We are clearly NOT doing "just fine." Signed, America
— Champagne Popsicles (@petitpolatouche) November 30, 2017
— Paula Maldonado (@paulamaldonado) November 30, 2017
— Randi Leeds (@rhleeds) November 30, 2017
Like 80% of what he does is attacking people on Twitter and he can't even do that right? (The other 20% is obviously golfing) pic.twitter.com/rQpWz8m9Wc
— Insert Name Here (@insertnameherr) November 30, 2017
Seriously pic.twitter.com/bmcXeVfmRD
— Teri McNeel (@thatsamine) November 30, 2017
And he thinks Time magazine wants him to be man of the yearðð ð ð
— smurf59 (@sisneros_jody) November 30, 2017
What an idiot!
— Vincenzo (@Italogq79) November 30, 2017
Donald Trump tried to attack the British Prime Minister on Wednesday, but he fell flat on his face by directing his Twitter attack at the wrong Theresa May. We have a craven, venal, vindictive dolt in the WH.
— Doris Sher (@doris_sher) November 30, 2017
Lol. Donald Trump just deleted his tweet to the wrong Theresa May. Good job I screenshot it. ð pic.twitter.com/OhbYayVzuM
— Naomi Long MLA (@naomi_long) November 30, 2017
Can he do anything right!
— Michelle Garcia (@Michell18311124) November 30, 2017
Trump accidentally tweeted to the wrong Theresa May and deleted his tweet after 15 minutes. Funny, until you realize that he has the nuclear codes of 1500 ICBM's.#trump #25Amendment pic.twitter.com/VInKUmB0fY
— Jelle Simons (@jelle_simons) November 30, 2017
Trump criticizes the wrong Theresa May with erroneous capitalization and a run-on sentence. Sad! #kakistocracy pic.twitter.com/N5akjTQLpN
— Mike Elgan (@MikeElgan) November 30, 2017
Trump just tweeted at the wrong Theresa May, thinking he was tweeting at the British Prime Minister. And it was a crude, insulting tweet at that.
— Deep State Desmond (@desmonddapena) November 30, 2017
...no, I am not making this up. Trump is unraveling at a terrifying pace.
We're doing just fine! pic.twitter.com/xsBYJrR9w2
— Leila (@imsosorryrumham) November 30, 2017
What a maroon.
— scott camp (@scottytaco) November 30, 2017
Donald Trump's day so far:
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) November 30, 2017
- Attacked British Prime Minister Theresa May on Twitter
- Attacked the wrong Theresa May
- Accused "Morning Joe" of murder
- Kushner ratted out Michael Flynn
- Roger Stone has finally caved
- It's still only 10pm
Seriously @GOP, how much longer must we go on with this madness? At this point, it's not even a matter of politics anymore. Its a matter of what we, as a society, will accept as sain versus PURE LUNACY. Please STOP toeing the line of sanity! #25thAmendmentNow pic.twitter.com/D5MrGRucri
— Rogue Chihuahua ð¾ (@RogueChihuahua) November 30, 2017
