The news that President Donald Trump has fired former chief strategist Steve Bannon has divided Twitter into three camps: There are the people who are overjoyed and use comedy to express that elation; the people who are skeptical that this will really make a difference when it comes to curbing Trump’s racist agenda; and the racists who resort to vulgar nomenclature whenever one of their own receives his just desserts.
In the first category, the champion tweeter has been “The Big Sick” star Kumail Nanjiani, although he is certainly not alone in tickling Twitter’s funny bone in response to this news.
Steve Bannon is looking forward to spending more time screaming epithets at his family.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) August 18, 2017
steve bannon probably resigned because he was disgusted by the president's charlottesville comments, right?
— Nick Baumann (@NickBaumann) August 18, 2017
This blog post brought about the end of Bannon's tenure in the White House, I mean can you prove it didn't?https://t.co/j5BqAIDFwb
— David Futrelle (@DavidFutrelle) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon's been fired, which means he can just go out into the world and work with white supremacists instead of leaking to them.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) August 18, 2017
While no one wants to be a spoil sport, the reality is that Trump’s dismissal of Bannon does not instantly solve the White House’s serious racism problem. The tweeters who are quick to point this out should be commended for doing so.
BREAKING: Drudge is reporting that Steve Bannon has been fired. This hasn't been confirmed. Also remember: staff shake-ups don't fix Trump. pic.twitter.com/ut1a62xE6P
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon is out, per @maggieNYT. But unless Trump is fired, the @WhiteHouse still has a white supremacy problem. https://t.co/VbRZkjfLmB
— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) August 18, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump-Thanks for firing Steve Bannon, a guy you never should've hired in the first place. Now, you must resign. #ImpeachTrump
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) August 18, 2017
Finally, there are the trolls who dwell in the deepest, darkest and most vile corners of the Internet. They’re naturally furious that Bannon has been relieved of his duties, and they aren’t hesitating to use the word “cuck” to vent their rage. The purveyors of the “cuck” epithet reveal their own insecurities about their masculinity when they do so, and the dubious honor of being the most absurd when it comes to rending garments over Bannon’s firing belongs to Ann Coulter.
STEVE BANNON OUT! Media is the most powerful branch of government.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) August 18, 2017
If @realDonaldTrump didn't like the media giving Steve Bannon all credit, instead of firing him, he should've hired 10 more like him.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) August 18, 2017
I hope Bannon returns to Breitbart immediately.
He can have a far bigger influence than what he was restricted to in the White House.
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 18, 2017
As for Bannon’s future? One tweet by journalist Gabriel Sherman should give you a clue.
Source close to Bannon confirms Bannon expected to return to Breitbart after a WH exit
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) August 18, 2017
