Neil deGrasse Tyson unleashes hot fire on Trump in angry tweetstorm

The world's most famous astrophysicist is having none of it.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson unleashes hot fire on Trump in angry tweetstorm
They're called "science" and "facts," Mr. President. Credit: Cordeiro/REX/Shutterstock

Neil deGrasse Tyson took a break from sharing science facts and nerdy dad jokes on Sunday to blast Donald Trump in a raging tweetstorm.

Specifically, Tyson targeted Trump's proposed slashing of federal funding for programs that support the arts, education, and the EPA, which has long been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration.

Tyson also addressed climate change, a topic close to his heart and one the Trump administration has gone to absurd levels to downplay in the face of mounting scientific evidence.

But then Tyson shifted gears from attacking Trump's policies and went straight at the president, his aides, and his cabinet.

Savage.

He's a bit more gentle in his tweetstorm wrap-up.

As expected, Twitter users flooded Neil's mentions with hundreds of replies, some supporting him, others calling him a precious snowflake or whatever the Twitter insult du jour is. But there was one response that too perfectly summed it all up.

Topics Donald Trump

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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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