President Donald Trump is slamming Michael Moore’s one-man Broadway show, and the vocally left-wing filmmaker is slamming him right back.
While not at all presidential I must point out that the Sloppy Michael Moore Show on Broadway was a TOTAL BOMB and was forced to close. Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2017
Moore jumped on this opportunity to not only ridicule Trump for his failed presidency, but to draw attention to things Trump should be focused on instead of Moore’s Broadway show.
1) You must have my smash hit of a Broadway show confused with your presidency– which IS a total bomb and WILL indeed close early. NOT SAD https://t.co/URgXgzWWVk
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
2) Today, 1 U.S. service member was killed & 6 injured in our never-ending war in Afghanistan. You,our President, are not even aware of this
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
3) You ARE aware I'm a "B'way star" & I guess this bothers you more. SAD.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
4) Prosecutor Mueller's GrandJury has just approved the 1st criminal indictments of your administration. R u trying 2 distract us from this?
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
5) 38 days after Maria, 3/4 of PR (our fellow Americans) have NO electricity. Yet u are more upset that so many ppl saw my B'way show. SAD.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
6) They say Twitter "distracts" you from your presidency. But Twitter IS YOUR PRESIDENCY! It's all you know how to do. #LOSER!
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
7) And now, for this weekend, I’m your latest distraction from your crimes. Ha! Raucous & joyous crowds every nite on B’way- & u missed out!
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
8) It was the highest grossing play (non-musical) of the summer, despite my offering $29 cheap seats + free student tix so ALL could afford.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
9) As announced on May 1st, it was always a "12-WEEK-ONLY" run, due to my commitments to my upcoming primetime TV series & my new movie.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
10) On Broadway, Donald, they call it a "LIMITED ENGAGEMENT" — just like we’re planning on making your presidency.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
11) For now, at least, I know I still have one fan in the White House (thx for your unwavering support, Jared!) pic.twitter.com/mTwLxW4KgR
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
And thanks to all who filled this beautiful theater for each show! pic.twitter.com/TRxAPssdwS
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
Even after Moore’s 11-tweet rant was finished, the pugnacious progressive still wasn’t done rebuking the president’s criticism and demonstrating that his play had actually been successful.
So after thousands of tweets where u mock disabled ppl, trash Gold Star wives & parents and just make shit up in your crude & vulgar way…
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
…I'm the1st u decide to apologize 2 for being "not at all presidential"? Tomorrow's arrests of your family/friends must be messing u up.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
“(Moore’s)play took in $4.2million, making it the highest-grossing non-musical among plays that opened in the summer, according to Playbill” https://t.co/Kz3xb7c6CL
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
More fake news taken from from Reuters TV video showing what they say is the box office window for my Broadway show back in July. Sad! pic.twitter.com/A06ViyspCg
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
More evidence of actors hired to pretend to be my audience at the Belasco Theatre. It looked like this every night— fake audience! Very sad! pic.twitter.com/cRthYVKbCD
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
No Paul! I just found out from the President those weren’t people in the audience! We both got tricked! Place was empty! TOTAL BOMB! https://t.co/Q5Y0H39k7n
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) October 29, 2017
Moore also went on an even longer Facebook rant to explain exactly why he felt Trump’s tweet was factually incorrect.
“My Broadway show sold millions of dollars of tickets,” Moore wrote on Facebook. “It did so well it’s going to tour the country in 2018. Nearly 100,000 people saw It at the Belasco Theatre. It grossed an amazing $4.2 million in just 12 weeks. For 5 of those 12 weeks it was the #1 grossing play (non-musical) on Broadway. And it reached #1 even though I made sure 1/3 of all the seats were priced at $29-$49 (well below the Broadway average ticket of over $100).”
He added, “And I insisted that FREE tickets be distributed to students, low-income people, people from Flint, and citizens from any of the Muslim Travel Ban countries.”
Moore also pointed out that the show was never closed but had only been scheduled to run for 12 weeks, which is exactly how long it stayed on Broadway.
Finally, Moore reiterated his earlier position about why Trump focused on Moore’s play instead of the important issues facing America.
“He’s the one holding the shiny keys, trying to distract US,” Moore wrote. “Tweeting about me being on Broadway or other things that have nothing to do with getting the power turned back on in Puerto Rico is his strategy to distract the public from his absolute total failure to simply do his fucking job.”
