J.K. Rowling calmly crushes yet another troll with chihuahua-themed burn

Another day, another burn.
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J.K. Rowling calmly crushes yet another troll with chihuahua-themed burn
Rowling leaves a trail of Twitter trolls in her wake. Credit: Rob Stothard/Getty Images/twitter/@jk_rowling/mashable composite

LONDON -- Even by her standards, J.K. Rowling had a productive day troll-destroying on Monday.

It started with the following tweet, which may well have been Rowling's most brutal burn of all time:

Thousands of retweets later and J.K. Rowling had attracted the attention of other Trump supporters.

One account in particular accused her of hiding "behind a fictional dweeb ass child".

Rowling's response came a short while later:

Twitter approved.

Be warned, trolls: even a hooded chihuahua avatar won't save you.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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