J.K. Rowling rips into Donald Trump and Fox News with 2 brutally effective tweets
Too easy.
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There's no love lost between these two.
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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.
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It started with this tweet:
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An hour later, the Harry Potter author hit back with this:
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Having successfully Expelliarmus'd Fox, she moved on to the man himself.
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She makes it look too easy.