Despite Donald Trump suggesting that he was going to turn the testimony of former FBI director David Comey into even more of a spectacle by live-tweeting it, the president has so far remained uncharacteristically silent on the matter — likely after having his various tweeting devices wrestled away from him by his inner circle of advisors. His eldest son however, is another story.
Shortly before the hearing began on Thursday morning, Donald Trump Jr. began live tweeting the proceedings, in addition to re-tweeting the GOP Twitter account and other various conservative accounts. Just before 10 a.m. Donald Jr. started off with a three part tweet storm, writing: “Flynn stuff is BS in context 2 guys talking about a guy they both know well. I hear ‘I hope nothing happens but you have to do your job.’ Very far from any kind of coercion or influence and certainly not obstruction! Knowing my father for 39 years when he “orders or tells” you to do something there is no ambiguity, you will know exactly what he means.”
He continued, echoing Republican Senator Jim Risch’s thoughts on semantics:
Hoping and telling are two very different things, you would think that a guy like Comey would know that. #givemeabreak
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017
Comey "I could be wrong"
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017
So if he was a "Stronger guy" he might have actually followed procedure & the law? You were the director of the FBI, who are you kidding?😂
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017
Hours later he was still going strong, but by then others on Twitter had picked up on the fact that Junior had taken the baton from his dad and run with it, and reacted accordingly.
I'm not sure this guy should be live tweeting anything pic.twitter.com/0c4QaI0dFl
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) June 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/BobbyBigWheel/status/872834846019772416
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say: Comey knows more than you, Bro.
— Amanda Guinzburg (@Guinz) June 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/lkherman/status/872831585137160194
For all the sycophantic father-lauding you do, this is the most pathetic tweet.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) June 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/imatoofbrush/status/872850942982541312
https://twitter.com/allenpeacock/status/872853122779160576
So that's how it works. Donald Trump's son hears different words to the ones actually coming out of his mouth. https://t.co/uLIiUNnCeG
— Ciaran Jenkins (@C4Ciaran) June 8, 2017
The GOP really ought to tell Donald Trump Jr to shut up before he creates even more trouble for his dad
— Alexander Clarkson (@APHClarkson) June 8, 2017
"Nice shop you have here, HOPE nothing happens to it"
My God you're dumb— Jonathan Wier (@jonnygotalk) June 8, 2017
No matter how you try to spin it your father is unfit to be in office and his days are numbered.
— Brandon Neely (@BrandonTXNeely) June 8, 2017