Donald Trump spends much of his time making fun of other people — including a relentless tirade against Megyn Kelly after she dared to ask hard questions during the Fox News GOP debate — on Twitter. So, it’s only fair that the Internet is hitting back at Trump after his promises to set up a Muslim database. Though Trump has (sort of) backpedaled, no one really buys that talk. The first thing out of Trump’s mouth is always what he really means, so people aren’t interested in handing out instant forgiveness here.
Over on Twitter, a party is underway. People are tweeting photos of their “Muslim IDs,” and maybe someone in the Trump camp will take notice. Ahhh, probably not, but the sentiment remains. It all started with this message from Tayyib M. Rashid, a U.S. Marine, with a shoutout to the bloviator.
Hey @realDonaldTrump, I'm an American Muslim and I already carry a special ID badge. Where's yours?#SemperFi#USMC pic.twitter.com/QSf2O9PTi2
— The Muslim Marineđź•Š I Stand with Palestine (@MuslimMarine) November 19, 2015
Not too shabby, right? Over 26,000 favorites and even more retweets can’t be wrong. Others have followed Rashid’s example, including Arshe Ahmed, a Princeton volunteer who had something to say to Trump.
Hey @realDonaldTrump, my #MuslimID via Princeton U. Yep I'm an affiliate volunteer at a most prestigious university. pic.twitter.com/wtxzhKL2gx
— Arshe Ahmed (@arshe2020) November 20, 2015
Lawyer Hassan Shibly threw his prestigious ID into the mix as well.
My #MuslimID card empowers me to personally sue Trump were he ever to try to implement his anti-American nazi plans pic.twitter.com/RgeCDfknB8
— Hassan Shibly (@HassanShibly) November 21, 2015
Sana Saeed, an Al Jazeera media editor, joined in the fun.
Hey @realDonaldTrump does this count as my #MuslimID? It has Arabic writing on it too pic.twitter.com/dTBP3p6cYU
— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) November 20, 2015
Zareena Grewal, a Yale graduate, added her bit too. And so on.
https://twitter.com/ZareenaGrewal/status/667780763983720449
The party shall continue on Twitter under the #MuslimID tag. This is getting good.