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J.K. Rowling's latest Donald Trump burn is brutally effective

Rowling is an unstoppable tweeting force.
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J.K. Rowling's latest Donald Trump burn is brutally effective
Absolutely no love lost between these two. Credit: Nils Jorgensen/Antti Aimo-Koivisto/REX/Shutterstock

Another day, another J.K. Rowling Twitter burn.

The Harry Potter author has always been handy with the one-tweet comeback, but since Donald Trump became president her numbers have really gone through the roof.

SEE ALSO: JK Rowling just roasted Donald Trump again with one incredibly ironic observation

The latest in this ongoing series came after President Trump was briefed on Hurricane Harvey in Texas on Tuesday.

During one of the briefings, journalist Jonathan Tilove tweeted the following remark from the president:

J.K. Rowling had the following response:

Ouch.

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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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