Donald Trump to Michelle Malkin: “You were born stupid!”
The conservative commentator called the real estate mogul a "conservafraud"
By Prachi GuptaTopics: Donald Trump, Michelle Malkin, Twitter, Tea Party, Conservatives, Politics News
Another day, another ten billion (eh, approximately) Twitter feuds for Donald Trump. Today’s major battle comes by way of conservative commentator and Twitchy founder Michelle Malkin; it’s notable only because Malkin and Trump reside (in name, at least) in the same part of the political spectrum.
Malkin provoked the attack when she dredged the past with Trump:
Here's something about @realdonaldtrump: He supports Kelo, cheered socialized medicine, smeared "my past" & called me a dummy. #phony
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 21, 2013
Still waiting for coward @realdonaldtrump to tell me what in my "past" I should be ashamed of. #SmearMerchant
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 21, 2013
A battle ensued:
So @realdonaldtrump just called me a dummy again for exposing him as a conservafraud. Keep digging, clown==> twitter.com/realDonaldTrum…
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 22, 2013
.@realdonaldtrump Your water-carriers tried to get me to shut up. They failed. You don't like women you can't control. God bless America.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 22, 2013
.@michellemalkin would be nothing without being on the @seanhannity show.I don’t see what Sean sees in her—loser!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2013
Trump also tweeted back his characteristically flat insults: “At least dummy is true!” and “You were born stupid!” at Malkin.
But Malkin and Trump have had beef for a while. When Trump was still on his birther kick, Malkin bashed him on “Fox and Friends,” saying, “Donald Trump has built his entire empire in defiance of core Tea Party principles,” such as his frequent partnerships with government on real estate projects. “It’s time for those conservatives who’ve been flirting with Donald Trump to get serious themselves.”
However, Malkin would be wise to remember that winning a feud with Donald Trump is a pyrrhic victory: at the end of the day, you still engaged with Donald Trump.
Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com. More Prachi Gupta.
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