37 of the most brutal Trump burns tweeted by Stephen King in 2018

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37 of the most brutal Trump burns tweeted by Stephen King in 2018
Stephen King's timeline was full to the brim with Trump shutdowns in 2018. Credit: John Lamparski/WireImage/Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images/mashable composite

He may be a best-selling author, but the majority of Stephen King's tweets aren't about books. They're about politics.

Trump, more specifically. Although the horror master does tweet about a whole range of things -- everything from truly terrifying photos of his dog Molly to his idea for a new type of car -- the current President is the most frequently recurring topic on King's timeline.

He has been for a while now, in fact, and 2018 was absolutely no exception. From the politically analytical to the no-holds-barred blunt, here are some of Stephen King's most brutal Trump Twitter burns of the past year...

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We wouldn't be at all surprised if there were more where these came from in 2019...

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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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