Just days after CNN removed Kathy Griffin from their New Year’s
Shortly following the attacks, Trump used the news as justification for his travel ban that has been blocked by the courts and is currently under appeal.
We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2017
The tweet prompted an angry response from Aslan, who declared the president was a “piece of s—” and an “embarrassment to humankind.”
This piece of shit is not just an embarrassment to America and a stain on the presidency. He’s an embarrassment to humankind. https://t.co/Dl5tMQMhMO
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) June 3, 2017
Aslan continued his attack by retweeting a post from NBC News, noting that Trump had shared news of the incident by retweeting an article from the conservative blog Drudge Report. NBC then said they would not retweet the same report as it had not been confirmed.
Translation: the president is a man baby that must be ignored in times of crisis. https://t.co/Kv1hIC7hEG
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) June 3, 2017
While condemnation of Griffin’s photo was largely bipartisan, reaction to Aslan’s tweet has fallen again on party lines, with Twitter liberals agreeing with the CNN host while conservatives responded with mockery. Some Trump supporters responded by calling out Aslan for a scene from his show, “Believer,” in which he ate pieces of human brain while visiting a tribe of cannibals in India.
Reza Aslan’s first reaction to the London terror attack is to go after @realDonaldTrump. The Left is freaking mental. https://t.co/Y5bkPhs7Rx
— The Columbia Bugle (@ColumbiaBugle) June 4, 2017
If a Fox host said about Obama what Reza Aslan said, libs wouldn’t call it free speech, they’d be on the phone now threatening advertisers.
— MSM Is Biased (@animal_lover365) June 4, 2017
Reza Aslan called Trump a “Piece of sh*t”. Well Reza, I’ll correct you, because Trump is 100% SH*T.???? #ImpeachTrump #Resist @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/a1rlzDOUA8
— Voice of Reason (@raggapegs) June 4, 2017
Reza Aslan calling Trump a piece of sh*t is too kind. There is no greater recruiter for ISIS than this narcissistic, bigoted pr*ck. #AMJoy https://t.co/Hga0QQ9Igt
— Bill Madden (@activist360) June 4, 2017
Meanwhile…
Reza Aslan eats human brains.
Who’s the embarrassment? ???” pic.twitter.com/yXGx1ONnqZ
— Two Scoops Taco Tues (@jesusmariaelias) June 4, 2017