Gabe Fleisher, the 14-year-old editor-in-chief of Wake Up to Politics, a newsletter “he writes himself every weekday morning before leaving to go to eighth grade,” inadvertently tested the limits of Trump supporters’ iconic rage.
It all started when Trump tweeted this little gem in defense of his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who was charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly yanking the arm of former-Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields (pictured):
Why is this reporter touching me as I leave news conference? What is in her hand?? pic.twitter.com/HQB8dl0fhn
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
To which Fleisher replied:
@realDonaldTrump A pen.
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) March 29, 2016
Little did Fleisher know he was poking the steroidal bear that is Trump’s #TCOT base:
"dumb" "idiot" "lowlife peasant" "retard" "nerd" "fucking dyke" "turnip": just some things I've been called by Trump supporters in past hour
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) March 29, 2016
Truly saddening to me that in 2016 we cannot have an online conversation about politics without resorting to bullying and name-calling.
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) March 29, 2016
Simply because I tweeted something critical of a presidential candidate that gained traction. RIP my mentions.
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) March 29, 2016
And because someone doubted it, here's a small sampling of tweets I've received since replying to a Trump tweet /1 pic.twitter.com/p6ox6zSlgz
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) March 29, 2016
Just a few more of the dozens /2 pic.twitter.com/HT61cvHPOA
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) March 29, 2016
I, however, am not the victim of our national descent into name-calling. Our democracy is.
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) March 29, 2016
As Trump would say: “Sad!”
