MSNBC White House reporter Garrett Haake said he got several responses calling for him to be fired as a result of him saying something nice about President Donald Trump as he visited a Hurricane Harvey relief center in Houston on Saturday.
As First Lady Melania watches and smiles, President Trump hugs a child victim of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, image via screen capture.
https://twitter.com/PoliticalShort/status/904052639477796864
Garrett Haake, image via Twitter avatar.
Haake, who had just returned from Houston, remained at the White House during Trump’s day trip to storm damaged Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana, wrote on Twitter after seeing video of Trump warmly embracing children at the Houston relief center at NRG Stadium, “These pictures of @realDonaldTrump with children at a Houston shelter are fascinating. This is Trump the Grandpa, who public never sees.”
These pictures of @realDonaldTrump with children at a Houston shelter are fascinating. This is Trump the Grandpa, who public never sees.
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) September 2, 2017
Haake’s report on ‘Trump the Grandpa’ triggered a backlash from MSNBC’s liberal base. Thirty minutes later a bemused Haake wrote, “This tweet has elicited responses comparing Trump to Hitler, Stalin and Satan, and several calling for me to be fired. Thanks everyone.”
This tweet has elicited responses comparing Trump to Hitler, Stalin and Satan, and several calling for me to be fired. Thanks everyone.
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) September 2, 2017
Examples:
Hitler.
This is Hitler the Grandpa, who public never sees. pic.twitter.com/M7z1QuJ6Cd
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) September 2, 2017
Stalin.
This is Stalin the Uncle, who public never sees! pic.twitter.com/QgLlq1wfNI
— oh really? (@ktorly) September 2, 2017
Satan.
https://twitter.com/JPatchety/status/904037295468240897
Saddam.
https://twitter.com/KristieDecimal/status/904051009231740930
Castro.
https://twitter.com/CantGuardJeremy/status/904050844135555072
Many more examples of the triggered liberal meltdown can be found in comments on Haake’s Twitter feed.