J.K. Rowling rips into Donald Trump and Fox News with 2 brutally effective tweets

Too easy.
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Sam Haysom
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J.K. Rowling rips into Donald Trump and Fox News with 2 brutally effective tweets
There's no love lost between these two. Credit: Matt Baron/BEI/AP/REX/Shutterstock

If there's one person who's mastered the art of the one-tweet shutdown, it's J.K. Rowling.

Whether the person on the receiving end is a troll hiding behind a frog avatar or the president of the United States, Rowling only needs 140 characters.

On Monday, she had her sights set on two targets: Donald Trump (once again) and Fox News.

It started with this tweet:

An hour later, the Harry Potter author hit back with this:

Having successfully Expelliarmus'd Fox, she moved on to the man himself.

She makes it look too easy.

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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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