'Veep' creator tells Trump to 'shut the **** up' after misleading London tweet
In a single, Sunday morning tweet, Donald Trump stooped to the level of perennial Veep loser, Jonah Ryan.
Armando Iannucci, creator of the hit HBO series and a U.K. native, took to Twitter after 45 directed a misleading tweet at the Mayor of London in the aftermath of Saturday evening's terror attacks. Iannucci's sage advice? "Sit the shit down and shut the shit up."
Trump received an angry response from Iannucci, J.K. Rowling, and others on Sunday morning when he subtweeted derisively at Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London. Khan is on Twitter (@SadiqKhan), but Trump couldn't be troubled to address him directly -- whether out of ignorance or plain, old cowardice
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The problem with Trump's tweet -- as many have now pointed out -- is simple: it's misleading. The mayor's full quote, as CNN's Brian Stelter pointed out on Twitter, went: "Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. No reason to be alarmed."
In other words, Trump twisted the meaning. Khan's words of reassurance were meant to assuage worries over the sight of more police on the streets. He wasn't, as Trump implied, minimizing the need for concern over terrorism in general.
Iannucci wasn't having it. The anger in his response, tweeted only a couple of hours later, is impossible to miss.
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Thank you, Mr. Iannucci, for giving a voice to what many of us are already thinking.
Topics Activism Donald Trump
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
