Meghan McCain forgot the internet’s number-one rule: don’t mess with Meryl.
Meryl Streep received the Cecil B. DeMille Award during Sunday’s Golden Globes and used her speech to talk about the one performance “this year” that stunned her. “Not because it was good,” she said, while literally everyone in Hollywood looked on in approval, “there was nothing good about it. But it was effective and it did its job… It was the moment where the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter.” Streep was, of course, referring to President-elect Donald Trump mocking New York Times journalist Serge Kovaleski during a rally in South Carolina. Most everyone — well, minus Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn — in attendance was inspired by the Oscar winner’s words, but not Meghan McCain.
“This Meryl Streep speech is why Trump won,” the Outnumbered co-host (and daughter of Senator John McCain) tweeted. “And if people in Hollywood don’t start recognizing why and how – you will help him get re-elected.” Streep was a little busy, so Billy on the Street host Billy Eichner came to her defense.
MERYL. FUCKING. STREEP.
That's all.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 9, 2017
Okay, now he came to her defense.
Um she asked him not to make fun of disabled people and advocated for the freedom of the press and the arts you fucking moron https://t.co/IzZexd7Bb4
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 9, 2017
McCain fired back, “Calling republicans like me ‘fucking morons’ is a great way for Hollywood to bridge the cultural divide. Enjoy your bubble,” to which Eichner replied, “I rather live in a bubble than live with people who don’t feel a need to respect the disabled, freedom of speech & the arts!!” He then added, “Oh & another message from my bubble-can u ask dad to give back the MILLIONS he’s received from the NRA? MERYL F*CKING STREEP!” That’s when McCain stopped responding, but the Difficult People star kept going.
Love being told I live in a bubble by the daughter of a millionaire politician who sometimes guest co-hosts Hoda and Kathie Lee.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 9, 2017
And I have no desire to "bridge the cultural divide" with ignorant voters who don't respect other cultures!
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 9, 2017
And now if you'll excuse me I'm late for the Weinstein/Netflix party.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 9, 2017
I think this means Meryl has to go on Billy on the Street now.
The other reactions weren’t much prettier.
https://twitter.com/NickBolton13/status/818310271727005696
this is the dumbest tweet
— T. Kyle (@tkylemac) January 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/Aubs89/status/818299779260227588
.@MeghanMcCain so Meryl Streep explaining the multicultural identity of Hollywood and championing empathy is why Trump won? Please enlighten
— Eddie Huang (@MrEddieHuang) January 9, 2017
It is a credit to Meryl Streep's star power that people are saying she swung the election with a speech she gave 2 months after the voting.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) January 9, 2017
Also? The people complaining about a Hollywood star "lecturing them" on politics ELECTED A REALITY TV STAR AS PRESIDENT.
— Rachel Held Evans (1981-2019) (@rachelheldevans) January 9, 2017
.@MeghanMcCain pic.twitter.com/4V2nefyFUH
— Stayseigh (@StaceGots) January 9, 2017
so you're okay with mocking and imitating disabled journalists? Good to know.
— Dr. Jessica Smock (@schoolofsmock) January 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/JoeBerkowitz/status/818302157699084288
no, white supremacy is why trump won…. don't ever forget that… we won't…
— Ryan Mayo (@young_maymay) January 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/karterhol/status/818306257132011520
Trump has (surprisingly) yet to respond on Twitter, but in a brief interview with the press, the President-elect said he was “not surprised” to be attacked by “liberal movie people.” He continued, “People keep saying I intended to mock the reporter’s disability, as if Meryl Streep and others could read my mind, and I did no such thing. And remember, Meryl Streep introduced Hillary Clinton at her convention, and a lot of these people supported Hillary.”
(Via Twitter)
