You know when you’ve crossed a line when even a Clinton stands up to you as a bully.
New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait wrote a facetious tweet putting Barron Trump as a potential candidate for White House Chief of Staff. The advantage of selected Barron, according to Chait, was that he can’t be tried as an adult for whatever imaginary crimes this “journalist” believes are happening at the White House.
He tweeted:
My darkhorse chief of staff pick: Barron Trump
1. Looks like Trump
2. Will not make Trump work
3. Cannot be tried as an adult https://t.co/wNigDQMx89— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) December 10, 2018
Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton — daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — just wasn’t having it. Jumping in to defend the First Son, she told the media to leave Trump’s child out of this. “Please leave Barron Trump out of “jokes” & analyses,” she tweeted. “He’s a kid and private citizen and deserves to be left alone. Thank you.”
Weirdly, Chait wouldn’t back down from his tweet, saying that it was making fun of the President, not his son. However, Chelsea precisely dealt with this issue: she warned him not to include the child in this sort of political joke… not that he shouldn’t make political jokes.
I guess they don’t teach critical thinking skills anymore in journalism school.
But we knew that before this stupid tweet. Way to go, Chelsea for standing up to the bullies in the media!
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