With Donald Trump whipping up anti-Muslim rhetoric in the name of patriotism, the father of a deceased Muslim soldier showed him up by brandishing a copy of the Constitution during the Democratic National Convention, and then directly addressing the Republican leadership to stop Trump. Trump tried to hit back by insisting that he had made many sacrifices in creating jobs for his employees, and that the father, Khizr Khan was too emotional. Now he’s getting roasted on Twitter under the hashtag #TrumpSacrifices for that comment.
Here are some of the best ones, many of which satirize many aspects of campaign.
Had to pander to bigots & racists to get GOP nomination#TrumpSacrifices
— Snarky Ginger (@snarkyRedhd) July 30, 2016
#TrumpSacrifices Pretending to like Borscht to not offend Russians
— Herman (@Lastmangoinfla) July 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/angelenoesther/status/759486453218840577
Had to eat a taco bowl to prove I love Hispanics #TrumpSacrifices https://t.co/5pFQ2WTddn
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) July 30, 2016
Such as his choice of vice presidential candidate.
https://twitter.com/SheWhoVotes/status/759476313782530049
His wife getting in trouble for plagiarizing Michelle Obama’s speech.
He sacrificed getting a competent speechwriter for his wife.#TrumpSacrifices pic.twitter.com/i47chWd7iR
— Eric Wolfson (@EricWolfson) July 30, 2016
His business sacrifices, including his refusal to release his tax returns, the Trump University debacle, as well as his hypocrisy in taking advantage of immigration law when he rails constantly against undocumented immigrants and the H1-B program.
Not releasing his tax returns. #TrumpSacrifices
— Sean Gallagher ⚡️🐀 (@thepacketrat) July 30, 2016
#TrumpSacrifices by hiring foreign labor on short-term visas, underpaying them, to undercut local labor costs. Real sacrifice indeed
— Tomi T Ahonen Moved to Post, Spoutible & Mastodon (@tomiahonen) July 30, 2016
Painfully responding to a court order to shut down #TrumpUniversity due to fraud and scamming students. #TrumpSacrifices
— Blue Georgia (@Ajblivits) July 30, 2016
And getting called out for not getting permission to use other people’s music at his campaign events.
Only authorized to use only Ted Nugent and Kid Rock songs #TrumpSacrifices
— Justin Staggs Ⓥ (@Staggfilms) July 30, 2016
Many of the tweets go after Trump’s absurdly privileged lifestyle.
https://twitter.com/afterdroid/status/759475873779245057
Once slept in a three star hotel#TrumpSacrifices
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) July 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/jsavite/status/759483113756065792
https://twitter.com/katespencer/status/759482649303879681
Only took a loan for $1 million from his father. #TrumpSacrifices
— Iggles Nest (@IgglesNest) July 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/CalebRapoport/status/759485810546610177
Here’s a double-whammy of lampooning his privilege and making fun of his hair.
During his fifth bankruptcy, he could only afford Aquanet. #TrumpSacrifices
— Bryan J. Ball (@bryanjball) July 30, 2016
And here’s one (of many) referencing his small hands.
Getting to wear "big boy" sized gloves. #TrumpSacrifices
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) July 30, 2016
Perhaps the worst thing in this instance is the fact that he tried to downplay Khan’s pain and point of view in the first place.
#TrumpSacrifices He sacrificed all credibility as a presidential candidate when he behaved with disrespect to parents of a dead soldier.
— Good_Beard (@NP_McGivern) July 30, 2016
To be fair, though, he has some defenders on this hashtag.
https://twitter.com/librarianjohn/status/759487227445600256
https://twitter.com/JaredWyand/status/759487194612596736
Read more at #TrumpSacrifices, which is the current number one trending hashtag on Twitter.